adenolymphoma

adenolymphoma definition - medical

ad·e·no·lym·pho·ma (ădˌn-ō-lĭm-fōˈmə)

noun
A benign glandular tumor usually arising in the parotid gland and composed of two rows of eosinophilic epithelial cells with a lymphoid stroma. Also called papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum, Warthin's tumor.

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