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PSA is an acronym which stands for: * Public Service Announcement* Prostate Specific Antigen, a substance that can be detected in the blood of men and which helps to determine if there may be a prostate cancer* Pacific Southwest Airlines, a former U.S. airline that used to fly passenger services inside California and to other nearby Western areas during the 1970s and early 1980s; it's trademark was a smile drawn under their planes' cockpits* PSA Peugeot Citro? Group (from 'Peugeot ...
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| psammoma body |
In the field of pathology, a psammoma body is a round, collection of calcium, seen microscopically. The term is derived from the Greek word psammos meaning "sand." Psammoma bodies are commonly seen in certain tumors such as papillary thyroid carcinoma, serous papillary ovarian adenocarcinoma, endometrial adenocarcinomas, and meningiomas. Psammoma bodies have a laminar appearance. ...
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Prostate-specific antigen. A substance produced by the prostate that may be found in an increased amount in the blood of men who have prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia, or infection or inflammation of the prostate.
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| psammoma body |
A structure found in some benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous) tumor cells. Psammoma bodies look like hardened concentric rings when viewed under a microscope. They can be a sign of chronic inflammation.
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