cystadenoma (redirected from cystadenomas)

cystadenoma /cys·tad·e·no·ma/ (sis-tad″ĕ-no´mah) adenoma characterized by epithelium-lined cystic masses that contain secreted material, usually serous or mucinous, generally in the ovaries, salivary gland, or pancreas.

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mucinous cystadenoma  a multilocular, usually benign, tumor produced by ovarian epithelial cells and having mucin-filled cavities.

papillary cystadenoma 

1. any tumor producing patterns that are both papillary and cystic.

2. a type of adenoma in which the acini are distended by fluids or outgrowths of tissue.

serous cystadenoma  a cystic tumor of the ovary with thin, clear yellow serum and some solid tissue.

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cyst·ad·e·no·ma (s-stdn-m)

n.

A benign tumor derived from glandular tissue, in which secretions are retained and accumulate in cysts. Also called cystoadenoma.

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cystadenoma

[sis′tədinō′mə] pl. cystadenomas, cystadenomata

Etymology: Gk, kystis + aden, gland, oma, tumor

1 an adenoma associated with a cystoma.

2 an adenoma containing multiple cystic structures. The cysts may be serous, containing serum, or pseudomucinous, containing clear serous fluid or thick, viscid fluid.

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cystadenoma (sistˈ·aˈ·d·nōˑ·m),

n 1. cystic glandular tumor related to a glandular tumor.
2. a glandular tumor that contains multiple cysts.

Cystadenoma.

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cystadenoma (sist´adnō´m),

n an adenoma with the development of cystic spaces caused by dilation of acinar or ductal structures.

cystadenoma, papillary, lymphomatosum (Warton's tumor),

n a benign salivary gland tumor that consists of numerous cystic spaces lined by a double layer of epithelium. A dense aggregate of lymphocytes containing germinal centers surrounds the cystic spaces.

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cystadenoma

cystoma blended with adenoma.

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mucinous cystadenoma

a multilocular, usually benign, tumor produced by ovarian epithelial cells and having mucin-filled cavities.

papillary cystadenoma

any tumor producing patterns that are both papillary and cystic; called also papilloadenocystoma.

serous cystadenoma

a cystic tumor of the ovary containing thin, clear yellow serum and some solid tissue.