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A benign tumour of the epithelium arising from or resembling a gland.
Examples of adenoma in a Sentence
Calcium supplementation was associated with a modest but not significant reduction in the risk of adenoma recurrence.
In the mouse study, there was a significant increase in the incidence of hepatocellular adenoma or carcinoma.
In cases of aldosterone-producing adenoma, surgery in the second trimester is the most appropriate option to avoid a poor obstetric outcome.
Conn's syndrome is also very rare, caused by a benign adenoma or hyperplasia of the zona glomerulosa producing excess aldosterone.
These include intussusception, when the adenoma may act as a lead point and cause the duodenum to telescope on itself.
So far no case of " black adenoma " associated with a proliferative condition of the ipsilateral adrenal medulla has ben described.
This is a benign villous adenoma of the rectum showing the polyp to be lined by clear, mucous secreting cells.
The most common cause of acromegaly and gigantism is the development of a noncancerous tumor within the pituitary, called a pituitary adenoma.
As the adenoma grows, it may disrupt other pituitary tissue, interfering with the release of other hormones.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is useful for viewing the pituitary gland and for identifying and locating an adenoma.
When no adenoma can be located, the search for a GHRH-producing tumor in another location begins.
The first step in treatment of acromegaly is removal of all or part of the pituitary adenoma.
Some patients who cannot undergo surgery are treated with radiation therapy to the pituitary in an attempt to shrink the adenoma.
The pituitary gland is invaded with a slow growing cancer called an adenoma.
In the unilaterally explored group, all 19 patients had a solitary adenoma.
We report a case of Brunner's gland adenoma in which the patient presented with major gastrointestinal bleeding.
The patient's serum biochemistry normalized after removal of the adenoma.
Once a pituitary adenoma has been removed, radiotherapy and/or medication may be recommended to prevent a recurrence of the tumor.