acanthoma /ac·an·tho·ma/ (ak″an-tho´mah) (a″kan-tho´mah) pl. acanthomas, acantho´mata a tumor composed of epidermal or squamous cells.
acanthoma
ac·an·tho·ma ( k n-th  m , kn-)n. pl. ac·an·tho·mas or ac·an·tho·ma·ta (-m -t) A tumor composed of epidermal squamous cells. |
acanthoma
[ak′anthō′mə]
Etymology: Gk, akantha + oma, tumor
hypertrophy that arises from the stratum spinosum and is localized rather than diffuse. It may be benign or malignant.
acanthoma
a tumor in the prickle cell layer of the skin. See intracutaneous cornifying epithelioma.
infundibular keratinizing acanthoma
see intracutaneous cornifying epithelioma.
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