cylindroma /cyl·in·dro·ma/ (sil″in-dro´mah)
cylindroma
cylindroma [sil″in-dro´mah]
cylindroma (sil´indrō´m
),
2. a benign skin tumor on the face and scalp, consisting of cylindrical masses of epithelial cells surrounded by a thick band of hyaline material.cylindrom´atous
cyl·in·dro·ma (s l  n-dr  m)n. A type of epithelial tumor characterized by islands of neoplastic cells embedded in a cylindrical hyalinized stroma formed from ducts of glands; it occurs especially in the salivary glands, skin, and bronchi and is frequently malignant. Also called cylindroadenoma. |
cylindroma
[sil′indrō′mə] pl. cylindromas, cylindromata
Etymology: Gk, kylindros, cylinder
a tumor that appears to have cylinders of stroma surrounded by epithelial cells. See also adenocystic carcinoma.
cylindroma [sil″in-dro´mah]
a benign skin tumor, usually on the face and scalp consisting of cylindrical masses of epithelial cells surrounded by a thick band of hyaline material. adj., adj cylindrom´atous.
cylindroma (sil´indrō´m
),n 1. an obsolete term for an adenoid cystic carcinoma. See carcinoma, adenoid cystic.
2. a benign adnexal neoplasm of skin that most often occurs on the scalp.
2. a benign adnexal neoplasm of skin that most often occurs on the scalp.
cylindroma
adenocystic carcinoma.
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