microglandular adenosis

Term ID

DOID:5998

Synonyms

• Adenosis - breast
• Adenosis of the breast

Definition

A breast disease that is characterized by a haphazard infiltration of small, uniformly open, and round glands which are lined by a monolayer of flat to cuboidal epithelial cells that lack a myoepithelial layer, the absence of stromal desmoplasia and the presence of a thickened basement membrane. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3148517/

References

• MESH:D005348
• NCI:C3484
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:270893004
• UMLS_CUI:C0085750

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:5998 )