acquired pure red cell aplasia
A rare disorder in which the bone marrow makes almost no red blood cells.
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56 matchesagnogenic myeloid metaplasia
A progressive, chronic disease in which the bone marrow is replaced by fibrous tissue and blood is made in organs such as the liver and the spleen, instead of in the bone marrow.
Read definitionatypical ductal breast hyperplasia
A benign (not cancer) condition in which there are more cells than normal in the lining of breast ducts and the cells look abnormal under a microscope.
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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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Not cancer, but not reassuring either, and what it means depends heavily on which organ the sample came from.
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A marker of raised risk in both breasts rather than a lesion that becomes cancer where it sits.
Read definitioncervical intraepithelial neoplasia
Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia describes abnormal cell growth confined to the surface layer of the cervix, identified through routine screening.
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Pathologists grade this finding from mild to severe, and the grade, not the label alone, carries most of its meaning.
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An abnormal overgrowth of the endometrium (the layer of cells that lines the uterus).
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A condition in which immature red blood cells (erythroid cells) in the bone marrow are abnormal in size, shape, organization, and/or number.
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A condition in which immature red blood cells (erythroid cells) in the bone marrow are abnormal in size, shape, organization, and/or number.
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More cells than there should be in a tissue, which is not the same thing as bigger cells or abnormal ones.
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A common condition marked by benign (not cancer) changes in breast tissue.
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Metaplasia is a reversible change in which one mature cell type is replaced by another, typically in response to ongoing irritation or stress.
Read definitionmultiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 syndrome
A rare, inherited disorder that affects the endocrine glands and can cause tumors in the parathyroid and pituitary glands and the pancreas.
Read definitionmyelosclerosis with myeloid metaplasia
A progressive, chronic disease in which the bone marrow is replaced by fibrous tissue and blood is made in organs such as the liver and the spleen, instead of in the bone marrow.
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Neoplasia is the process of abnormal cell growth that forms a new, uncontrolled mass of tissue, which may be benign or malignant.
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A pathologist's word for tumor cells so poorly formed that the tissue they grew out of can no longer be recognized.
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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 definitionfibrocystic breast changes
Lumpiness, tenderness and cysts that shift with the monthly cycle, common enough to be considered a normal variation.
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