| mucinous carcinoma | <tumour> A variety of adenocarcinoma in which the neoplastic cells secrete conspicuous quantities of mucin, and, as a result, the neoplasms are likely to be glistening, sticky, and gelatinoid in consistency. Synonym: colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| acrospiroma, eccrine | A tumour derived from eccrine sweat duct epithelium which may be intra-epidermal (hidro-acanthoma simplex), juxta-epidermal (eccrine poroma) or intradermal (dermal duct tumour). They are comparatively uncommon. There is no indication that heredity or external agents cause these tumours. (rook et al., textbook of dermatology, 4th ed, p2409) (12 Dec 1998) |
| eccrine | <dermatology> Denoting the flow of sweat. Synonym: exocrine. Origin: G. Ek-krino, to secrete (05 Mar 2000) |
| eccrine acrospiroma | <tumour> A tumour derived from eccrine sweat glands, composed of glycogen-rich clear cells. Synonym: eccrine acrospiroma, nodular hidradenoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eccrine gland | <anatomy, dermatology> A coiled tubular sweat gland (other than apocrine gland's) that occurs in the skin on almost all parts of the body and secrete sweat directly onto the skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eccrine poroma | <tumour> A poroma or acrospiroma of the eccrine sweat glands, usually occurring on the sole of the foot. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eccrine spiradenoma | <tumour> A typically painful benign skin tumour composed of two cell types derived from the secretory part of eccrine sweat glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adenocarcinoma, mucinous | An adenocarcinoma producing mucin in significant amounts. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mucinous | Relating to or containing mucin. Synonym: mucoid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mucinous cystic neoplasm of pancreas | <radiology> = macrocystic adenoma of pancreas, cystadenoma / cystadenocarcinoma, M:F = 1:9, 40-60 years of age, malignant or pre-malignant, large mass (mean 12 cm), multilocular cysts, thick septations, tail / body in 85% (unlike adenocarcinoma and microcystic adenoma), hypo-/avascular, Differential diagnosis: panc pseudocyst, ** Cf: microcystic adenoma (12 Dec 1998) |
| cystadenocarcinoma, mucinous | A malignant cystic or semisolid tumour most often occurring in the ovary. Rarely, one is solid. This tumour may develop from a mucinous cystadenoma, or it may be malignant at the onset. The cysts are lined with tall columnar epithelial cells; in others, the epithelium consists of many layers of cells that have lost normal structure entirely. In the more undifferentiated tumours, one may see sheets and nests of tumour cells that have very little resemblance to the parent structure. (hughes, obstetric-gynecologic terminology, 1972, p184) (12 Dec 1998) |
| cystadenoma, mucinous | A multilocular tumour produced by the epithelial cells of the ovary and having mucin-filled cavities. The great majority of these tumours is benign. (12 Dec 1998) |
| neoplasms, cystic, mucinous, and serous | Neoplasms containing cyst-like formations or producing mucin or serum. (12 Dec 1998) |
| acinar carcinoma | <tumour> An adenocarcinoma arising from secreting cells of a racemose gland, particularly the salivary glands. Synonym: acinar carcinoma, acinic cell carcinoma, acinose carcinoma, acinous carcinoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acinic cell carcinoma | <tumour> An adenocarcinoma arising from secreting cells of a racemose gland, particularly the salivary glands. Synonym: acinar carcinoma, acinic cell carcinoma, acinose carcinoma, acinous carcinoma. (05 Mar 2000) |