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Fibrocystic Disease of Breast

Medical Definition: A chronic disorder comprising three variants which range from lesions consisting primarily of an overgrowth of fibrous tissue to those characterized by dominance of the proliferation of the epithelial parenchyma to a form of dysplasia characterized by both stromal and epithelial hyperplasia with the formation of cysts.
Guide Notes: commonly chronic so do not coord with CHRONIC DISEASE; breast cyst fluid: coord IM with EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES with pertinent qualif (NIM)
Also Called: Breast Cysts,Adenosis of Breast,Mammary Dysplasia,Mastitis, Cystic
Previously Indexed: Breast Diseases (1966-1979)

Fibrocystic Disease of Breast Medical Definitions and Terms

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