Atypical ductal hyperplasia
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| Atypical ductal hyperplasia | |
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| Term | Atypical ductal hyperplasia |
| Short definition | atypical ductal hyperplasia (ay-TIH-pih-kul DUK-tul HY-per-PLAY-zhuh) A benign (non-cancerous) condition in which there are more cells than normal in the lining of the milk ducts in the breast and the cells look abnormal under a microscope. Atypical ductal hyperplasia increases the risk of breast cancer. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
atypical ductal hyperplasia - (pronounced) (ay-TIH-pih-kul DUK-tul HY-per-PLAY-zhuh) A benign (non-cancerous) condition in which there are more cells than normal in the lining of the milk ducts in the breast and the cells look abnormal under a microscope. Atypical ductal hyperplasia increases the risk of breast cancer. Also called ADH and atypical ductal breast hyperplasia
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