Adenocarcinoma
Adenocarcinoma: A cancer that develops in the lining or inner surface of an organ and usually has glandular (secretory) properties. More than 95 percent of prostate cancers are adenocarcinomas.
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Adenoid cystic carcinoma: A type of cancer that most often develops in the salivary glands of the head and neck. It may arise in other sites such as the skin, lacrimal gland, trachea, breast, cervix and prostate. Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) has a characteristic appearance under the microscope. Abnormal “nests” or cords of certain cells […]
- Adenoids
Adenoids: A lump of lymphoid tissue of varying size, located behind the nose in a space called the nasopharynx.
- Adenoids and Tonsils
These celebrated structures (adenoids and tonsils) in the back of the throat are composed of tissue similar to lymph nodes or “glands.”
- Adenoma
Adenoma: A benign tumor that arises in or resembles glandular tissue. If an adenoma becomes cancerous, it is called an adenocarcinoma.
- Adenomyoma
Adenomyoma: A nodule that forms around tissue of the inner uterus (endometrial tissue) as a result of adenomyosis. See adenomyosis.