Benign proliferative breast disease
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| Benign proliferative breast disease | |
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| Term | Benign proliferative breast disease |
| Short definition | benign proliferative breast disease - (pronounced) (beh-NINE proh-LIH-feh-ruh-tiv brest dih-ZEEZ) group of non-cancerous diseases characterized by an increase in the growth of certain cells in the breast. Any of these conditions can increase the risk of breast cancer. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
benign proliferative breast disease - (pronounced) (beh-NINE proh-LIH-feh-ruh-tiv brest dih-ZEEZ) group of non-cancerous diseases characterized by an increase in the growth of certain cells in the breast. Any of these conditions can increase the risk of breast cancer. Examples include ductal hyperplasia, lobular hyperplasia, and papillomas
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