Glossary

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  • Connective tissue tumor

    Any tumor of connective tissue such as fibroma, lipoma, chondroma, or sarcoma.  

  • Collision tumor

    A malignant growth made up of two or more different cell types occurring simultaneously in the same location.  

  • Buschke-Loewenstein tumor

    A giant condyloma acuminata, typically found on the genitals or anus, caused by infection with papilloma virus. In men, it is almost always found under the foreskin (it is rarely reported in circumcised men). It may transform into a verrucous carcinoma and cause deep local tissue invasion.  

  • Brown tumor

    A benign fibrotic mass found within the bone of patients with unchecked hyperparathyroidism. The tumor appears brown on gross examination because it contains blood and byproducts of the metabolism of hemoglobin, such as hemosiderin.  

  • Vasomotor tumentia

    Irregular swellings in the lower extremities associated with vasomotor disturbances.  

  • Tumefacient

    Producing or tending to produce swelling; swollen.  

  • Tui na

    A traditional method of Chinese massage in which the body is lifted, squeezed, and pushed to improve circulation and enhance disease resistance.  

  • Enamel tuft

    An abnormal structure formed in the development of enamel, consisting of poorly calcified twisted rods.  

  • Tubulorrhexis

    Focal ruptures of renal tubules.  

  • Tubulodermoid

    A dermoid tumor caused by the persistent embryonic tubular structure.