View source for 28. Hashimoto thyreoiditis

[[File:Hashimoto thyroiditis - overview.png|thumb|Overview|425x425px]]'''Staining''': HE

'''Organ''': Thyroid

'''Characteristics''':

* Many secondary lymphoid follicles
* Hürthle cell metaplasia

Hürthle cells are metaplastic follicular cells. They have broad, eosinophilic cytoplasm with atypical nuclei and distinct cell borders. These cells are found in only a small part of the slide.

There is normal thyroid in the periphery of the slide.

'''Diagnosis''': Hashimoto thyroiditis

'''Risk factors:'''

* Young females

'''Theory''':

Nothing special.
[[File:Hashimoto thyroiditis - Hürthle cell area.png|thumb|Area where Hürthle cells are found|left]]
[[File:Hashimoto thyroiditis - Hürthle cells.png|thumb|Hürthle cells]]
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