Fibroid
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| Fibroid | |
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| Term | Fibroid |
| Short definition | breast fibroglandular tissue - (FY-broh-GLAN-juh-ler brest TIH-shoo) A term used to describe breast tissue composed of fibrous connective tissue and glandular tissue (milk ducts and lobules). Fibroglandular breast tissue often appears dense on a mammogram, which can make it harder to find breast cancer or other breast changes |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
fibroid - (pronounced) (FY-broyd) A benign smooth muscle tumor, usually in the uterus or gastrointestinal tract. Also called leiomyoma
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