A benign tumor that contains both glandular tissue and cartilage cells.
From Greek 'aden' (gland) + 'chondros' (cartilage) + '-oma' (tumor). This composite medical term appeared in medical literature during the late 19th century to classify tumors that blended multiple tissue types rather than originating from a single tissue layer.
Mixed tumors like adenochodromas reveal that cancer and benign tumors are mysteries of cellular identity—sometimes a cell can't decide what it wants to be, so it becomes multiple things at once, which is a major clue to how tumors form.
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