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cystadenocarcinoma

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cystadenocarcinoma /cys·tad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma/ (sis-tad″ĕ-no-kahr″sĭ-no´mah) adenocarcinoma with tumor-lined cystic cavities, usually in the ovaries.
cyst·ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma (s-stdn--kärs-nm)
n.
A malignant tumor derived from glandular tissue, in which secretions are retained and accumulate in cysts.
cystadenocarcinoma
[sis′tədē′nəkär′sinō′mə]
a type of pancreatic tumor that evolves from a mucus cystadenoma. Clinical features include epigastric pain and a palpable abdominal mass that may also be seen by ultrasonography or computed tomographic scan. It is treated by surgical removal of the tumor or total pancreatectomy.
cystadenocarcinoma
adenocarcinoma with extensive cyst formation.


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Cystadenocarcinoma is a rare malignant neoplasm of the salivary gland.
Salivary gland cystadenocarcinoma of the mobile tongue, low-grade ... by Kacker, Ashutosh / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
MECs must be distinguished from necrotizing sialometaplasia, chronic sialadenitis, cystadenoma, cystadenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma, clear cell carcinoma (not otherwise specified), and metastatic tumors.
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14) The only exception to this behavior is seen with tumors that have a predominantly papilliferous arrangement; these tumors are more aggressive and would be better classified as papillary cystadenocarcinomas.
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