An adenoma is a benign tumor of epithelial tissue with glandular origin, glandular characteristics, or both. Adenomas can grow from many glandular organs...
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The colorectal adenoma is a benign glandular tumor of the colon and the rectum. It is a precursor lesion of the colorectal adenocarcinoma (colon cancer)...
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Pituitary adenomas are tumors that occur in the pituitary gland. Most pituitary tumors are benign, approximately 35% are invasive and just 0.1% to 0.2%...
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thyroid adenoma is a benign tumor of the thyroid gland, that may be inactive or active (functioning autonomously) as a toxic adenoma. A thyroid adenoma may...
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Hepatocellular adenoma (also known as hepatic adenoma or hepadenoma) is a rare, benign liver tumor. It most commonly occurs in people with elevated systemic...
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Pleomorphic adenoma (or benign mixed tumor) is a common benign salivary gland neoplasm characterised by neoplastic proliferation of epithelial (ductal)...
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parathyroid adenoma is a benign tumor of the parathyroid gland. It generally causes hyperparathyroidism; there are very few reports of parathyroid adenomas that...
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adrenocortical adenoma or adrenal adenoma is commonly described as a benign neoplasm emerging from the cells that comprise the adrenal cortex. Like most adenomas, the...
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Cushing's syndrome (redirect from ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma)
of excessive cortisol by the adrenal glands. Cases due to a pituitary adenoma are known as Cushing's disease, which is the second most common cause of...
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Acromegaly (redirect from Growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma)
cases the excess production is due to a benign tumor, known as a pituitary adenoma. The condition is not inherited. Acromegaly is rarely due to a tumor in...
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Primary aldosteronism (redirect from Aldosterone-Producing Adenoma)
tumors). About 35% of the cases are caused by a single aldosterone-secreting adenoma, a condition known as Conn's syndrome. Many patients experience fatigue...
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Nephrogenic adenoma is a benign growth typically found in the urinary bladder. It is thought to result from displacement and implantation of renal tubular...
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of adenoma, characterized by a slow-growing tumor usually presenting as a pink, flesh-coloured, or yellow papule or nodule.: 662 Sebaceous adenomas, in...
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Adenoma sebaceum, also known as facial angiofibroma is a misnamed cutaneous disorder consisting of angiofibromas that begin in childhood (generally present...
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A nipple adenoma is a rare benign tumour of the breast. The condition may also be known as : Florid papillomatosis of the nipple Florid adenomatosis Subareolar...
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Warthin's tumor (redirect from Monomorphic adenoma)
tumor is the second most common benign parotid tumor after pleomorphic adenoma, but its prevalence is steadily increasing. Its cause is unknown, but there...
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origin; as an example, endocrine tumors such as thyroid adenomas and adrenocortical adenomas may overproduce certain hormones. The word "benign" means...
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Sessile serrated lesion (redirect from Sessile serrated adenoma)
crypts.[citation needed] Unlike conventional colonic adenomas (e.g. tubular adenoma, villous adenoma), they do not (typically) have nuclear changes (nuclear...
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Hürthle cell neoplasm (redirect from Hurthle cell adenoma)
benign, it is called a Hürthle cell adenoma, and when malignant it is called a Hürthle cell carcinoma. Hürthle cell adenoma is characterized by a mass of benign...
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Hyalinizing trabecular adenoma (or Hyalinizing trabecular adenoma) is a subtype of thyroid adenoma. Ünlütürk, U; Karaveli, G; Sak, S. D.; Erdoğan, M....
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Metanephric adenoma (MA) is a rare, benign tumour of the kidney, that can have a microscopic appearance similar to a nephroblastoma (Wilms tumours), or...
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Colorectal polyp (section Adenomas)
They may be benign (e.g. hyperplastic polyp), pre-malignant (e.g. tubular adenoma) or malignant (e.g. colorectal adenocarcinoma). Colorectal polyps are not...
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Pancreatic cancer (redirect from Pancreatic adenoma)
Pancreatic cancer arises when cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a mass. These cancerous...
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pleomorphic adenoma (ca ex PA) is a type of cancer typically found in the parotid gland. It arises from the benign tumour pleomorphic adenoma. Its prognosis...
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Colorectal cancer (redirect from Adenoma-carcinoma sequence)
cancer pathogenesis. In this adenoma-carcinoma sequence, normal epithelial cells progress to dysplastic cells such as adenomas, and then to carcinoma, by...
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Canalicular adenoma is a type of growth that occurs in human salivary glands. It is a benign growth which occurs in the epithelial cells, and is typically...
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International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (section 814–838 Adenomas And Adenocarcinomas)
acidophil-basophil adenoma (C75.1) (M8290/0) Oxyphilic adenoma Oncocytic adenoma Oncocytoma Hurthle cell adenoma (C73.9) Hurthle cell tumor Follicular adenoma, oxyphilic...
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Liver tumor (section Hepatic adenoma)
adenomas (also called hepatocellular adenoma) are rare benign liver tumors made up of hepatocytes, with estimates indicating hepatocellular adenomas make...
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hyperplasia or sebaceous adenoma. The distinction may be moot because both entities have the same treatment, although the adenoma has a greater growth potential...
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Salivary gland tumours, also known as mucous gland adenomas or neoplasms, are tumours that form in the tissues of salivary glands. The salivary glands...
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