adenoma

Examples

• All

• Hyperparathyroidism is frequently caused by the development of a parathyroid adenoma and less often by hyperplasia or carcinoma.

  Academic text (2005)

• The size of a parathyroid adenoma is correlated with the level of parathyroid hormone in the blood.

  Academic text (2005)

• I know a benign adenoma when I see one.

  Phish: The Clifford Ball (2009)

• This is a benign adenoma.

  Phish: The Clifford Ball (2009)

• Could be a benign adenoma.

  Phish: The Clifford Ball (2009)

• The pathologic diagnosis of pleomorphic adenoma was originally made 8 years ago.

  Academic text (2005)

• Detailed information on all cases of CRC and adenomas is stored in a central database.

  Academic text (1996)

• One other patient whose cytology was definitive for a pleomorphic adenoma was recommended for surgery, but the patient refused.

  Academic text (1999)

• At present, some secreting pituitary adenomas are accessible to medical therapy.

  Academic text (2007)

• Patients with extracapsular rupture of a parathyroid adenoma may present with diverse symptomatology.

  Academic text (2006)

Synonyms

B

benign tumor

vsadenoma

• Specialized

3 3.4

A growth in the body that is not cancer and does not spread to other parts

is limited to growths arising in gland tissue rather than any tissue

C

cystadenoma

vsadenoma

• Specialized

9.9

A non-cancerous growth that forms fluid-filled sacs in gland tissue

is a glandular benign tumor that usually lacks cysts

A

adenomatous polyp

vsadenoma

• Specialized

7.7

A small growth of gland tissue in the inner lining of the colon or rectum that can turn into cancer

is a benign glandular growth that does not imply precancerous risk

Antonyms

M

malignant tumor

4 5.0

A group of harmful cells that grow and spread in the body

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology