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| Micro      = increased numbers of small breast acini with collapsed or slit-like lumens, fibrosis (scleroses) surrounds the acini
| Micro      = increased numbers of small breast acini with collapsed or slit-like lumens, fibrosis (scleroses) surrounds the acini
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'''Sclerosing adenosis of the breast''', also '''sclerosing adenosis''', a benign pathology of the breast associated with an increased risk of malignancy.
'''Sclerosing adenosis of the breast''', also '''[[sclerosing adenosis]]''', a benign pathology of the breast associated with an increased risk of malignancy.


==General==
==General==
*Can be scary... can look like [[Invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast|ductal carcinoma]].
*Can look like [[Invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast|ductal carcinoma]].
*Derived from ''sclerosing''<ref>URL: [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sclerosis http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sclerosis]. Accessed on: 16 March 2011.</ref> (hardening) and ''adenosis'' (glandular enlargement).
*Derived from ''sclerosing''<ref>URL: [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sclerosis http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sclerosis]. Accessed on: 16 March 2011.</ref> (hardening) and ''adenosis'' (glandular proliferation).
**Think ''scaring'' + ''lotsa glands'' and you're pretty close.
**Think ''scaring'' + ''many glands packed together''.
*Management: follow-up, no further treatment.<ref>URL: [http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/breast-cancer-information/breast-awareness/benign-breast-conditions/sclerosing-lesions http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/breast-cancer-information/breast-awareness/benign-breast-conditions/sclerosing-lesions]. Accessed on: 30 April 2012.</ref>
 
Management:  
*Follow-up - no further treatment.<ref>URL: [http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/breast-cancer-information/breast-awareness/benign-breast-conditions/sclerosing-lesions http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/breast-cancer-information/breast-awareness/benign-breast-conditions/sclerosing-lesions]. Accessed on: 30 April 2012.</ref>


==Microscopic==
==Microscopic==
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