atypical ductal hyperplasia
Atypical ductal hyperplasia is a benign breast condition marked by abnormal appearing cells that raises the future risk of breast cancer.
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87 matchesatypical hyperplasia
Not cancer, but not reassuring either, and what it means depends heavily on which organ the sample came from.
Read definitionatypical lobular hyperplasia
A marker of raised risk in both breasts rather than a lesion that becomes cancer where it sits.
Read definitionbenign prostatic hypertrophy
A benign (not cancer) condition in which an overgrowth of prostate tissue pushes against the urethra and the bladder, blocking the flow of urine.
Read definitioncontinuous hyperthermic peritoneal perfusion
A procedure that bathes the abdominal cavity in fluid that contains anticancer drugs.
Read definitiondelayed-type hypersensitivity response
An inflammatory response that develops 24 to 72 hours after exposure to an antigen that the immune system recognizes as foreign.
Read definitiondiffuse hyperplastic perilobar nephroblastomatosis
A childhood condition in which abnormal tissue grows on the outer part of one or both kidneys.
Read definitionendometrial hyperplasia
An abnormal overgrowth of the endometrium (the layer of cells that lines the uterus).
Read definitionfamilial isolated hyperparathyroidism
A rare inherited condition in which one or more tumors form in the parathyroid glands (four pea-sized organs found on the thyroid) and cause them to make too much parathyroid hormone.
Read definitionhemihypertrophy
A condition in which one side of the body or a part of one side is larger than the other.
Read definitionportal hypertension
Portal hypertension is elevated blood pressure within the vein system draining the digestive organs into the liver, most often caused by cirrhosis.
Read definitionBPH
A benign (not cancer) condition in which an overgrowth of prostate tissue pushes against the urethra and the bladder, blocking the flow of urine.
Read definitionCushing syndrome
By a wide margin the most common cause is steroid medication taken for another illness rather than a tumor.
Read definitionhigh blood pressure
Nothing is usually felt, so damage to the vessels of the eyes, kidneys and brain accumulates long before anything announces it.
Read definitionhigh blood sugar
More glucose circulating than the body can move into its cells, a state with several causes besides diabetes.
Read definitionparenteral nutrition
Nourishment arrives already broken down and ready for the bloodstream, which is why the intestine can be bypassed for months or years.
Read definitionrenal cell carcinoma
Renal cell carcinoma is the most common form of kidney cancer in adults, arising from the tubules that filter blood within the kidney.
Read definitionSt. John's wort
A yellow-flowered plant sold as a supplement, best known in medicine for how strongly it interferes with other drugs.
Read definitionTPN
The word total is the whole point: nothing is expected of the gut, so every nutrient has to be in the bag.
Read definition-emia
Whatever the root names, this ending places it in the bloodstream or describes the state of the blood itself.
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