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sebaceous adenoma
se·ba·ceous ad·e·no·ma
Definitions related to sebaceous adenoma:
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(adenoma, sebaceous, benign) A benign adenoma neoplasm with sebaceous differentiation.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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A benign, well circumscribed neoplasm arising from the sebaceous glands. It usually presents as a small yellowish tumor in the sun exposed skin of head and neck. It is characterized by the presence of sebaceous cells aggregates with a peripheral rim of basaloid cells.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Sebaceous glands are oil-producing glands present in the dermis of mammalian skin. Sebaceous glands are usually attached to hair follicles and are part of a complex skin-adnexal unit known as the folliculoapocrine (sweat) apparatus.WebMD, 2019
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