lymphadenocarcinoma

English

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms, from lymph- +‎ adeno- +‎ carcinoma.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɪmˌfædənoʊˌkaɹsɪˈnoʊmə/

Noun

lymphadenocarcinoma (plural lymphadenocarcinomas or lymphadenocarcinomata)

1. (biology, medicine) The malignant counterpart of lymphadenoma; the result of malignant transformation of lymphadenoma.
   • 2020 November 26, Hao FY, Wang YL, Li SM, Xue LF, “Sebaceous lymphadenocarcinoma of the parotid gland: a case report”, in World J Clin Cases, volume 8, number 22, →DOI, [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33344570 ���PMID], pages 5751–5757:

     Sebaceous lymphadenoma is a benign tumor that occurs rarely in the salivary glands, most commonly in the parotid glands or periparotid lymph nodes, and even more rarely undergoes malignant transformation into a sebaceous lymphadenocarcinoma.

Hypernyms

• cancer
  • carcinoma
    • adenocarcinoma
      • lymphoma

Coordinate terms

• lymphadenoma