κραμβοειδής

English translation: cauliflower-like

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Greek term or phrase:	κραμβοειδής
English translation:	cauliflower-like
Entered by:	Dave Bindon

14:26 Nov 16, 2019

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Medical - Medical (general) / Cancer (bladder)

Greek term or phrase: κραμβοειδής

In an ultrasound report, a lesion «με κραμβοειδή ηχομορφολογία» has been found.

I can't find this term used as an adjective anywhere. I can't find anything with the root «κραμβ-» used in a medical way. I tried "cramb-" as well, in case this is an English/Latin medical term poorly translated into Greek.

All I can find is the plural noun «τα κραμβοειδή» meaning Brassicaceae (plants in the cabbage family).

I've tried (to no avail) to find cancer-related medical terms with any link to Brassicaceae.

The nearest - highly suspect! - idea I had came from the fact that Brassicaceae are sometimes called "coles" from the Latin 'caulis' meaning 'stem'. This type of papillary lesion is sometimes described as appearing 'frond-like' (which, at a big stretch of the imagination, could be 'stem-like').

Does anyone have any ideas?

***NOTE***
Please don't waste time doing much research if you don't already have a good idea of the answer. I'm happy in the specific circumstances to comment that the word is unknown. The patient has the images on CD ROM so her UK doctors can look for themselves if the translated report misses this word.

Dave Bindon KudoZ activity Questions: 27 (none open) (2 without valid answers) Answers: 275 Greece
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cauliflower-like

Explanation:
In Greek, also ανθοκραμβοειδής.

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Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:03

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cauliflower-like

Nick Lingris

Excrescent

raptisi

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Κραμβοειδής

Elias Marios Kounas

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Excrescent

Explanation:
Excrescent morphology of the tumour, i.e., like a cabbage growing in the field.

https://www.medscape.com/answers/404450-181739/which-ultrasound-findings-are-characteristic-of-malignant-ovarian-tumors

raptisi
Greece
Local time: 08:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Greek
PRO pts in category: 79

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cauliflower-like

Explanation:
In Greek, also ανθοκραμβοειδής.

Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:03
Native speaker of:

Greek
PRO pts in category: 412

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Reference: Κραμβοειδής

Reference information:
I am not entirely sure about the translation of the term. However, one can find it in some medical texts, listed among other types of intestine cancer, for example:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/docplayer.gr/amp/831547-Karkino...

Elias Marios Kounas
Greece
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Greek

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Asker: Thanks for the hint.

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