OXYPHIL CELL NEOPLASMS OF THE THYROID-GLAND

Despite several extensive reviews of the literature within the past de cade, the treatment of oxyphil cell tumors of the thyroid gland remain s controversial. The foremost questions today concern the acceptable c riteria for diagnosis of oxyphil malignancies and the appropriate surg ical treatment of these neoplasms. This review provides a forum for de bate on the treatment of oxyphil neoplasms, with emphasis on their uni que histopathologic features and unpredictable clinical behavior.