From: Salivary Gland Tumors; Clinical and Pathological Features
S Tabibzadeh
BioScience.org - Frontiers in Bioscience; Lecture Series
[Vol 3, z1-129, January 1, 1998]
Dept of Pathology, Moffitt Cancer Center and University of South Florida,
12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612
http://www.bioscience.org/lecture/tabibza/list.htm
acinic cell adenocarcinoma - A neoplastic growth of epithelial
cells showing serous acinar differentiation
adenoid cystic carcinoma - A malignant epithelial neoplasm
of ductal (lumial) and myoepithelial (abluminal) cells growing in cribiform,
tubular, solid and cystic patterns
mucoepidermoid carcinoma - Malignant tumor composed of
mucous, squamous, intermediate, columnar and clear cells often with prominent
cystic growth
adenocarcinoma, not otherwise specified – A malignant
tumor exhibiting glandular or ductual differentiation. Diagnosis is established
by demonstration of infiltrative pattern and ruling out other types of
adenocarcinomas of salivary glands
From: CancerWeb Online Medical Dictionary
http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/
acinar cell tumour - A solid and cystic tumour of the pancreas, occurring in young women; tumour cells contain zymogen granules.
acinar cell - Any secreting cell lining an acinus, especially applied to the cells of the pancreas that furnish pancreatic juice and enzymes to distinguish them from the cell's of ducts and the islets of Langerhans.
Synonym: acinous cell.
acinar
Pertaining to the acinus.
Synonym: acinic.
acini
The parts of the breast gland where fluid or milk is produced.
[singular: acinus]
acinic
Pertaining to the acinus.
Synonym: acinar
acinic cell adenocarcinoma / acinar carcinoma
An adenocarcinoma arising from secreting cells of a racemose gland, particularly the salivary glands.
Synonym: acinar carcinoma, acinic cell carcinoma, acinose carcinoma, acinous carcinoma.
acinic cell carcinoma / acinic cell adenocarcinoma
An adenocarcinoma arising from secreting cells of a racemose gland, particularly the salivary glands.
Synonym: acinar carcinoma, acinic cell carcinoma, acinose carcinoma, acinous carcinoma.
aciniform
Synonym: acinous.
Origin: Latin: Acinus, grape, + forma, shape
acinitis
Inflammation of an acinus.
acinous / acinose
Resembling an acinus or grape-shaped structure.
Synonym: aciniform, acinose.
acinic cell adenocarcinoma
An adenocarcinoma arising from secreting cells of a racemose gland, particularly the salivary glands.
Synonym: acinar carcinoma, acinic cell carcinoma, acinose carcinoma, acinous carcinoma.
acinous cell / acinar cell
Any secreting cell lining an acinus, especially applied to the cell's of the pancreas that furnish pancreatic juice and enzymes to distinguish them from the cell's of ducts and the islets of Langerhans.
Synonym: acinous cell.
acinous gland
A gland in which the secretory unit(s) has a grapelike shape and a very small lumen; e.g., the exocrine part of the pancreas.
acinus
Origin: L, grape, grapestone.
1. <botany> One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc. A grapestone.
2. <anatomy> One of the granular masses which constitute a racemose or compound gland, as the pancreas; also, one of the saccular recesses in the lobules of a racemose gland.
Source: Websters Dictionary
juvenile carcinoma / secretory carcinoma
<tumour> Carcinoma of the breast with pale-staining cells showing prominent secretory activity, as seen in pregnancy and lactation, but found mostly in children.
Synonym: secretory carcinoma.
pancreatic acinar cell
<pathology> Cells of the pancreas that secrete digestive enzymes, the archetypal secretory cell upon which much of the early work on the sequence of events in the secretory process was done.
racemose gland
A gland that has the appearance of a bunch of grapes if viewed as a three-dimensional reconstruction; e.g., a compound acinous or alveolar gland.
secretory carcinoma
<tumour> Carcinoma of the breast with pale-staining cells showing prominent secretory activity, as seen in pregnancy and lactation, but found mostly in children.
Synonym: juvenile carcinoma.
From MedicineNet.com, MedTerms.com
http://www.medterms.com/Script/Main/hp.asp
racemose
A descriptive term for something that is in a cluster or bunch.
From the Latin “racemus” meaning “a cluster or bunch,
particularly of grapes.”
From Merriam Webster’s Medical Dictionary:
Available at InteliHealth.com
(and other sources)
acin·ic
Pronunciation: &-'sin-ik
Function: adjective
- ACINAR <acin·ic and follicular carcinoma>
ac·i·nar
Pronunciation: 'as-&-n&r, -"när
Function: adjective
- of, relating to, or comprising an acinus <pancreatic ac·i·nar
cells>
ac·i·nous
Pronunciation: 'as-&-n&s, &-'sI-n&s
Function: adjective
- consisting of or containing acini
car·ci·no·ma
Pronunciation: "kärs-&n-'O-m&
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -mas or -ma·ta
/-m&t-&/
: a malignant tumor of epithelial origin -- compare CANCER 1, SARCOMA
ep·i·the·li·al
Pronunciation: "ep-&-'thE-lE-&l
Function: adjective
: of or relating to epithelium <ep·i·the·li·al
cells>
ep·i·the·li·um
Pronunciation: "ep-&-'thE-lE-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -lia /-lE-&/
: a membranous cellular tissue that covers a free surface or lines a tube
or cavity of an animal body and serves especially to enclose and protect
the other parts of the body, to produce secretions and excretions, and
to function in assimilation
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ra·ce·mose
Pronunciation: 'ras-&-"mOs; rA-'sE-, r&-
Function: adjective
having or growing in a form like that of a cluster of grapes <ra·ce·mose
aneurysms> <the pancreas and salivary glands are ra·ce·mose
glands>
From: Rare and Exotic Cancers website
Acinar: relating to an acinus.
Acinic Cell Carcinoma of the Pancreas (excerpts): Acinar
cell carcinoma (ACC) is a rare type of exocrine pancreatic cancer. Exocrine
pancreatic cancer as a whole is the most common form of pancreatic cancer
when compared to endocrine pancreatic cancer, and acinar cell carcinoma
is a rare subtype of exocrine pancreatic cancer.
Acinus: (from Latin meaning berry or berry seed). One
of the small sacs in the racemose gland lined with cells that can secrete
hormones. Plural is acini.
Racemose gland: A compound gland of freely branching
ducts that end in acini.
Racemous: having or growing in the form of a raceme,
or short stems growing out from a main stem one after the other (often
used to describe flower patterns.)
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