adenoacanthoma /ad·e·no·ac·an·tho·ma/ (ad″ĕ-no-ak″an-tho´mah) adenocarcinoma in which some of the cells exhibit squamous differentiation.
adenoacanthoma
ad·e·no·ac·an·tho·ma ( d n- -kn-th m )n. A malignant neoplasm consisting chiefly of usually well-differentiated glandular epithelium with foci of metaplasia to squamous neoplastic cells. Also called adenoid squamous cell carcinoma. |
adenoacanthoma
[ad′ənō·ak′anthō′mə]
Etymology: Gk, aden + akantha, thorn, oma, tumor
a neoplasm that may be malignant or benign, derived from glandular tissue with squamous differentiation shown by some of the cells.
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