Medical Definition of Adenoid cystic carcinoma

1. A histologic type of carcinoma characterised by large epithelial masses containing round, glandlike spaces or cysts which frequently contain mucus or collagen and are bordered by a few or many layers of epithelial cells without intervening stroma, forming a cribriform pattern like a slice of Swiss cheese; perineural invasion and haematogenous metastasis are common; occurs most commonly in salivary glands. Synonym: cylindromatous carcinoma. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

adenocyte
adenodiastasis
adenodynia
adenoepithelioma
adenofibroma
adenofibrosis
adenogenous
adenographic
adenography
adenohypophyses
adenohypophysial
adenohypophysis
adenohypophysitis
adenoid
adenoid cystic carcinoma (current term)
adenoid facies
adenoid squamous cell carcinoma
adenoid tissue
adenoid tumour
adenoidal
adenoidal-pharyngeal-conjunctival virus
adenoidally
adenoidectomies
adenoidectomy
adenoidism
adenoiditis
adenoiditises
adenoids
adenoleiomyofibroma

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