monomorphic adenoma

monomorphic adenoma: any of a group of benign salivary gland tumors that lack connective tissue changes and are each predominantly composed of a single cell type; included are basal cell adenomas, adenolymphomas, and oxyphilic adenomas. Cf. pleomorphic a.

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