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A rare case of ovarian adenocarcinoma with extensive oncocytic differentiation is presented. Light and electron microscopy examination and a specific stain for mitochondria (chromotrope-alcian blue) confirmed the diagnosis. The tumour cells revealed abundant granular and eosinophilic cytoplasm containing a large number of mitochondria. The tumour had a malignant infiltrative pattern and cellular atypia.
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Miranda, D., Leite, V.H.R. & de Azevedo, G.M. Oncocytic adenocarcinoma of the ovary. Vichows Archiv A Pathol Anat 429, 181–183 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00192442
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