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ADENOMA, EOSINOPHILIC
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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Adenoma, Acidophil
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Adenoma Acidófilo
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Adenoma Acidófilo
Synonyms
English
:
Adenoma, Eosinophilic
Tree Number:
C04.557.465.625.650.025
C04.557.470.035.025
C04.557.580.625.650.025
Definition
English
:
A benign tumor, usually found in the anterior lobe of the
pituitary gland
, whose cells stain with acid dyes. Such pituitary tumors may give rise to excessive secretion of
growth hormone
, resulting in
gigantism
or
acromegaly
. A specific type of acidophil
adenoma
may give rise to nonpuerperal
galactorrhea
. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/blood supply
/chem /secret /ultrastruct permitted; coord IM with
PITUITARY NEOPLASMS
(IM)
See Related
English
:
Acromegaly
Gigantism
Pituitary Neoplasms
History Note
English
:
94; was ADENOMA, EOSINOPHILIC 1963-93
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BS
blood supply
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
31702
Unique Identifier:
D000239
Occurrence in VHL
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