Adenosarcoma

/ˌædɪnoʊsɑrˈkoʊmə/ noun

A malignant tumor that has both glandular (adenocarcinoma) and sarcomatous (connective tissue) components.

From Greek 'aden' (gland) + 'sarx' (flesh) + '-oma' (tumor). This compound term emerged in pathology to describe mixed tumors containing both epithelial and mesenchymal cancer elements.

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