Virchow psammoma


Vir·chow psam·mo·ma

(fēr'kow), obsolete term.Synonym(s): psammomatous meningioma

psam·mo·ma·tous men·in·gi·o·ma

(sa-mō'mă-tŭs mĕ-nin'jē-ō'mă) A firm cellular neoplasm derived from fibrous tissue of the meninges, choroid plexus, and certain other structures associated with the brain, and characterized by the formation of multiple, discrete, concentrically laminated, calcareous bodies (psammoma bodies); most of these neoplasms are histologically benign, but may lead to severe symptoms as a result of compressing the brain.
Synonym(s): Virchow psammoma.

Virchow,

Rudolf, German pathologist and politician, 1821-1902. Virchow angle - an angle formed by the meeting of a line drawn from the middle of the nasofrontal suture to the base of the anterior nasal spine, with a line drawn from this last point to the center of the external auditory meatus. Synonym(s): Virchow-Holder angleVirchow cells - (1) the lacunae in osseous tissue containing the bone cells; also the bone cells themselves; - (2) connective tissue cells between the laminae of fibrous tissue in the cornea. Synonym(s): corneal corpuscles; Virchow corpusclesVirchow corpuscles - Synonym(s): Virchow cells (2)Virchow crystals - yellow-brown, amber, or burnt orange crystals of hematoidin, frequently observed in extravasated blood in tissues.Virchow disease - acute congenital encephalitis, a condition in which the head is abnormally large. Synonym(s): megacephalyVirchow law - there is no special or distinctive neoplastic cell inasmuch as the component cells of neoplasms originate from preexisting forms.Virchow node - a firm, palpable supraclavicular lymph node that may be the first recognized presumptive evidence of a malignant neoplasm in one of the viscera. Synonym(s): signal nodeVirchow psammoma - a firm, cellular neoplasm derived from fibrous tissue of the meninges, choroid plexus, and certain other brain structures. Synonym(s): psammomatous meningiomaVirchow triad - factors predisposing vascular thrombosis.Virchow-Hassall bodies - Synonym(s): Hassall bodiesVirchow-Holder angle - Synonym(s): Virchow angleVirchow-Robin space - a tunnel-like extension of the subarachnoid space surrounding blood vessels that pass into the brain or spinal cord from the subarachnoid space. Synonym(s): His perivascular space