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A benign tumour of the epithelium arising from or resembling a gland.
Examples of adenomas in a Sentence
A randomized trial of aspirin to prevent colorectal adenomas in patients with previous colorectal cancer.
The groups of pituitary adenomas which fail to produce one or more hormones are called non-functioning pituitary adenomas.
This continually growth is caused by the release of excess growth hormone (somatotrophin) due to growth hormone secreting pituitary adenomas.
These features were not observed in patients with sporadic primary parathyroid adenomas.
The majority of large prolactin-secreting pituitary adenomas shrink in response to DA drug therapy and any visual loss will improve in most patients.
Daily dietary supplementation with 3 g of calcium carbonate may reduce the recurrence of adenomas.
The polyps are usually tubular adenomas with over 1000 polyps often found in a typical patient.
Simple (i.e. without villous component) and small (1 cm) tubular adenomas are very common and have a low malignant potential.
In the case of pituitary adenomas, the tumor itself is the source of the abnormal release of GH.