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adenoma
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adenoma: see neoplasm neoplasm or tumor, tissue composed of cells that grow in an abnormal way. Normal tissue is growth-limited, i.e., cell reproduction is equal to cell death.
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adenoma [‚ad·ən′ō·mə]
(medicine)
A benign tumor of glandular origin and structure.
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Cortisol-producing adrenal adenoma is indicated by elevation in baseline urine free cortisol (UFC) and a corresponding reduction in plasma androgen secretion in the cortisol-induced suppression of adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH) and subsequent androgen producing zona reticularis of the adrenal gland.
Adrenal carcinoma: a case study by Hemmady, Sujata / New Zealand Journal of Medical Laboratory Science
In two patients with adrenal adenoma, therefore, the CT scan was inconclusive, while the diagnosis was made on MRI.
Conned by Conn's syndrome by Ismail, F.; Lockhat, Z.; Ellemdin, S.; van der Linde, L. / South African Journal of Radiology
1,10,13) This form of "autoparathyroidectomy" or "parathyroid apoplexy" results in hemorrhagic necrosis of the gland that is similar to processes seen in other endocrine gland neoplasms, namely pituitary apoplexy and adrenal adenoma.
The 'sentinel clot' sign in spontaneous retropharyngeal hematoma ... by Stuckey, Stephen / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
 
 
 
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