adenoma
adenoma
Definition
ad·eno·ma (ad′'n ō′mə)
noun
a benign tumor of glandular origin or with a glandlike cell arrangement
Etymology: aden(o)- + -oma
ad′·enom′a·tous (ad′'n äm′ə təs) adjective
adenoma
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- detect: Cases ( n = 459 ) had a first-time diagnosis of histologically confirmed adenomas detected by flexible sigmoidoscopy.
- prevent: A randomized trial of aspirin to prevent colorectal adenomas in patients with previous colorectal cancer.
- call: The pituitary gland is invaded with a slow growing cancer called an adenoma.
- have: In the unilaterally explored group, all 19 patients had a solitary adenoma.
- non-functioning: The groups of pituitary adenomas which fail to produce one or more hormones are called non-functioning pituitary adenomas.
- secrete: This continually growth is caused by the release of excess growth hormone ( somatotrophin ) due to growth hormone secreting pituitary adenomas.
Adjective modifier
- pleomorphic: METHODS: Sixteen patients were treated with neutron radiotherapy for recurrent pleomorphic adenomas of major salivary glands from 1986 through 1993.
- parathyroid: These features were not observed in patients with sporadic primary parathyroid adenomas.
- pituitary: METHODS: A total of 37 pituitary adenomas were analyzed.
- colorectal: Relationship of diet to risk of colorectal adenoma in men.
- adrenal: About 6 per cent of patients over 60 years of age harbor an adrenal adenoma.
- hepatocellular: In the mouse study, there was a significant increase in the incidence of hepatocellular adenoma or carcinoma.
Modifies a noun
- recurrence: The results of other ongoing adenoma recurrence studies are awaited with interest ( Table 1 ).
- cell: It appears that these poorly differentiated cells arose from multipotent adenoma cells.
Noun used with modifier
- aldosterone-producing: In cases of aldosterone-producing adenoma, surgery in the second trimester is the most appropriate option to avoid a poor obstetric outcome.
- pituitary: The majority of large prolactin-secreting pituitary adenomas shrink in response to DA drug therapy and any visual loss will improve in most patients.
- gland: We report a case of Brunner's gland adenoma in which the patient presented with major gastrointestinal bleeding.
- somatotroph: AB - An acromegalic patient with a pituitary somatotroph adenoma associated with an extremely elevated plasma GHRH concentration is presented.
Preposition: in
- patient: Comment Aspirin 325 mg a day delayed the appearance of new adenomas in patients with previous colorectal cancer.
Preposition: of
- gland: METHODS: Sixteen patients were treated with neutron radiotherapy for recurrent pleomorphic adenomas of major salivary glands from 1986 through 1993.
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