Adenoacanthoma

Adenoacanthoma
Adenoacanthoma
Specialty	Oncology
Symptoms	Headaches - Nausea - Blurred vision - vomiting - seizures& personality change are usual symptoms of Adenoacanthoma.
Causes	Though the case of the malignant tumor Adenoacanthoma has not been fully identifies it accompanies Endometriosis (a disease in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus.)

Adenoacanthoma is malignancy of squamous cells that have differentiated from epithelial cells.^[1]^[2]^[3] It can be present in the endothelium of the uterus, mouth and large intestine.

Cause

Treatment

If the tumor is well-defined, the treatment is often includes a hysterectomy and radiation treatment. Treatment may vary according to how far the tumor has spread.

Prognosis

Prognosis is dependent upon the presence and abundance of glandular cells.^{[citation needed]} Outcomes improve if the tumor is well-defined.

Epidemiology

It is associated with hormone replacement therapy (estrogen). The risk is higher in white women than other ethnicities, incidence, prevalence, age distribution, and sex ratio

References

^ Venes, Donald (2013). Taber's cyclopedic medical dictionary. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis. p. 48. ISBN 9780803629776.
^ "adenoacanthoma - Wiktionary". Retrieved 2017-02-19.
^ "Adenoacanthoma Medical Definition". Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary. Retrieved 2017-02-19.

External links

Gynecologic Oncology Group an NIH-Funded research group that runs clinical trials
CancerNet an NIH database with clinical and scientific information
PubMed a search engine and database for Medical Literature

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[1] Venes, Donald (2013). Taber's cyclopedic medical dictionary. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis. p. 48. ISBN 9780803629776.

[2] "adenoacanthoma - Wiktionary". Retrieved 2017-02-19.

[3] "Adenoacanthoma Medical Definition". Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary. Retrieved 2017-02-19.

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