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cystadenoma

cystadenoma

9.9
A non-cancerous growth that forms fluid-filled sacs in gland tissue
  • noun
  • /ˌsɪstəˈdɛnəˌmə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cistadenoma
  • After the biopsy, it was confirmed that the patient had a cystadenoma, which is typically not cancerous.

Examples

  • The diagnosis requires a histologic demonstration of both lymphoreticular and epithelial components; hence the alternate term, papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Therefore, it would be more appropriate to call them oncocytic papillary cystadenomas.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The doctor explained that a cystadenoma is usually a benign tumor found in the ovaries.

  • Many patients with a cystadenoma may not experience any symptoms and might only discover it during imaging tests.

Synonyms

benign tumor
vscystadenoma
  • Specialized
3 3.4

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

is a glandular growth that also has cysts
adenoma
vscystadenoma
  • Specialized
2 7.7

A noncancerous growth that forms in a gland

contains fluid filled sacs as a specific subtype

Surface Forms

cystadenoma singular
cystadenomas plural

Morphology

cystadenoma = adenoma (opaque) = cyst + adenoma

Although morphologically built from 'cyst' + 'adenoma', the terms are specialized medical vocabulary not accessible to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Cystadenoma comes from Greek parts: cyst- meaning 'cyst' or 'bladder', aden- meaning 'gland', and -oma meaning 'tumor'. So a cystadenoma is a tumor of gland tissue that contains cysts.