psammoma

• Termo médico para um tumor que se origina de tecido fibroso das meninges, do plexo coroide ou de outras estruturas relacionadas ao cérebro, caracterizado por partículas arenosas (corpos psamomatosos).

A medical term for a tumor that originates from fibrous tissue of the meninges, choroid plexus, or other brain-associated structures, characterized by sandlike particles.

1. Sand-like tumorC2formalmedical

   A type of tumor, often found in the meninges or choroid plexus of the brain, characterized by the presence of small, sand-like calcified particles.

   Tumor de psamoma

   • The pathologist identified a psammoma in the tissue sample.
   • Psammoma bodies are a key diagnostic feature of this tumor.
   • The patient's MRI revealed a psammoma in the choroid plexus.