Medical Term:
cylindroma
Pronunciation: sil′in-drō′mă
Definition: A histologic type of epithelial neoplasm, frequently malignant, characterized by islands of neoplastic cells embedded in a hyalinized stroma that may represent a thickened basement membrane; may form from ducts of glands, especially in salivary glands, skin, and bronchi; in the salivary glands, also termed adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Synonym(s): cylindroadenoma
[G. kylindros, cylinder, -oma, tumor]
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