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papilloma [‚pap·ə′lō·mə] (medicine) A growth pattern of epithelial tumors in which the proliferating epithelial cells grow outward from a surface, accompanied by vascularized cores of connective tissue, to form a branching structure. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Women smokers who have high levels of the human papilloma virus (HPV) face a 27-fold increased risk of cervical cancer compared to smokers with no HPV, according to a recent Swedish study. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that parents get the vaccine -- which guards against certain strains of human papilloma virus that can cause cervical cancer -- ideally when they're 11 and 12. However, the gland proliferation in inverted papilloma is located only in the base of the papilloma, where it arises from the nasal epithelium and not throughout the lesion as in the READ hamartoma. |
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