Neoplastic Process
basophil adenoma
ba·so·phil ad·e·no·ma
Subclass of:
Neuroendocrine Tumors; Adenoma
Definitions related to adenoma, basophil:
  • A small tumor of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland whose cells stain with basic dyes. It may give rise to excessive secretion of ACTH, resulting in CUSHING SYNDROME. (Dorland, 27th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (pituitary gland basophil adenoma) An epithelial neoplasm of the anterior pituitary gland in which the neoplastic cells stain positive with basic dyes.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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