HISTOLOGICALLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does histologically mean? 

• HISTOLOGICALLY (adverb)
  The adverb HISTOLOGICALLY has 1 sense:

1. involving the use of histology or histological techniques

  Familiarity information: HISTOLOGICALLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HISTOLOGICALLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Involving the use of histology or histological techniques

Context example:

histologically identifiable structures

Pertainym:

histological (of or relating to histology)

 Context examples 

A fibrosarcoma that is histologically identical to classical fibrosarcoma of adults, but has a much more favorable prognosis.

(Infantile Fibrosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A regional lymph node TNM finding indicating that there is no evidence of regional lymph node metastasis histologically and by immunohistochemistry, but the molecular analysis (RT-PCR) is positive.

(N0 (mol+) Stage Finding, NCI Thesaurus)

Histologically, it is classified as insular, trabecular, mucinous, or stromal carcinoid.

(Ovarian Carcinoid Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

A regional lymph node TNM finding indicating that there is no evidence of regional lymph node metastasis histologically and molecular analysis (RT-PCR) is negative.

(N0 (mol-) Stage Finding, NCI Thesaurus)

A regional lymph node TNM finding indicating that there is no evidence of regional lymph node metastasis histologically, and immunohistochemistry is negative.

(N0 (i-) Stage Finding, NCI Thesaurus)

It generally has a favorable prognosis and is characterized histologically by tumor cells arranged in a papillary manner around vascularized mucoid stromal cores. (Adapted from WHO).

(Myxopapillary Ependymoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Although histologically benign, diffuse lymphangiomatosis that affects the liver and multiple organs has a poor prognosis.

(Liver Lymphangiomatosis, NCI Thesaurus)

A primary carcinoma of the endometrium that is similar to the small cell carcinoma of the lung, histologically.

(Endometrial Small Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Normal duct epithelium progresses to infiltrating cancer through a series of histologically defined precursors (PanINs).

(Pancreatic Cancer Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

A highly aggressive carcinoma, histologically resembling small cell lung carcinoma.

(Bladder Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)