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psammoma

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Noun1.psammoma - a tumor derived from fibrous tissue of the meninges or choroid plexus or certain other structures associated with the brain; characterized by sandlike particles
neoplasm, tumor, tumour - an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose


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The large, rounded, dyspolaric, bizarre nuclei with prominent eosinophilic nucleoli that are encountered in serous carcinomas are absent, as are the usual exfoliation of tumor cells and nests of cells into lumens and frequent psammoma bodies.
Although mitotic figures are infrequent and nucleoli are inconspicuous, psammoma bodies may be present.
Presence of nanobacteria in psammoma bodies of ovarian cancer: evidence for pathogenic role in intratumoral biomineralization," Histopathology, December 2004.
 
 
 
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