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fibroepithelial papilloma

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papilloma /pap·il·lo·ma/ (pap″il-o´mah) a benign tumor derived from epithelium.papillo´matous
fibroepithelial papilloma  a type containing extensive fibrous tissue.
intracanalicular papilloma  an arborizing nonmalignant growth within the ducts of certain glands, particularly of the breast.
intraductal papilloma  a tumor in a lactiferous duct, usually attached to the wall by a stalk; it may be solitary, often with a serous or bloody nipple discharge, or multiple.
inverted papilloma  one in which the proliferating epithelial cells invaginate into the underlying stroma.

fibroepithelial papilloma
[-ep′ithē′lē·əl]
Etymology: L, fibra + Gk, epi, above, thele, nipple; L, papilla, nipple; Gk, oma, tumor
a benign epithelial tumor containing extensive fibrous tissue. Also called fibropapilloma.


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