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Psammoma body

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007039

A structure found in some benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer) tumor cells. Psammoma bodies look like hardened concentric rings when viewed under a microscope. They can be a sign of chronic inflammation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007039
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007039",
  "term": "Psammoma body",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A structure found in some benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer) tumor cells. Psammoma bodies look like hardened concentric rings when viewed under a microscope. They can be a sign of chronic inflammation.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/psammoma-body/"
}

Record 13,801 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.