Term Name: adenoma
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Definition: A benign epithelial neoplasm in which the tumor cells may form glands or glandlike structures. In different instances this may remain a benign tumor or progress to malignancy.
Ontology: MPATH [MPATH:270]

Relationships
is a type of: glandular tumor potentially cancerous lesions
has subtype: acidophilic anterior pituitary gland adenoma adenomatous polyp apocrine adenoma basal cell tumor bronchioloalveolar adenoma ceruminous adenoma clear cell hidradenoma cystadenoma eccrine gland adenoma eccrine papillary adenoma follicular adenoma Harderian gland adenoma hepatocellular adenoma hepatocholangiocellular adenoma islet cell adenoma mucinous cystadenoma myoepithelioma papillary adenoma papillary cystadenoma papillary hidradenoma pituicytoma pulmonary adenomatosis sebaceous adenoma serous cystadenoma thyroid C-cell adenoma