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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 | *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'' + '' | **Think ''scaring'' + ''many glands packed together''. | ||
Management: | Management: | ||