ADENOCARCINOMATOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does adenocarcinomatous mean? 

• ADENOCARCINOMATOUS (adjective)
  The adjective ADENOCARCINOMATOUS has 1 sense:

1. of or pertaining to adenocarcinoma

  Familiarity information: ADENOCARCINOMATOUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADENOCARCINOMATOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to adenocarcinoma

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

adenocarcinoma (malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium)

Derivation:

adenocarcinoma (malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium)

 Context examples 

A group of invasive breast carcinomas characterized by the presence of an adenocarcinomatous component which is admixed with a dominant component that is composed of squamous cells, spindle cells, or mesenchymal cells.

(Metaplastic Breast Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A lung adenocarcinoma consisting of a bronchioloalveolar component and an invasive adenocarcinomatous component.

(Lung Adenocarcinoma with Mixed Bronchioloalveolar and Invasive Components, NCI Thesaurus)

The prognosis depends on the characteristics of the adenocarcinomatous component, and is not related to the presence of the giant cells.

(Breast Carcinoma with Osteoclastic Giant Cells, NCI Thesaurus)