Difference between revisions of "Sclerosing adenosis of the breast"

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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 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:  
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