Papillary edema
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| Papillary edema | |
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| Term | Papillary edema |
| Short definition | papillary tumor - (pronounced) (PA-pih-LAYR-ee TOO-mer) A tumor that looks like long, thin "finger-like" growths. These tumors grow from tissue lining the inside of an organ. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
papillary edema - (pronounced) (PA-pil-eh-DEE-moo) Swelling around the optic disc, the area where the optic nerve (the nerve that carries messages from the eye to the brain) enters the eyeball. Papilledema occurs when increased intracranial pressure, caused by tumors or other problems, causes swelling of the optic nerve
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