verrucous hyperplasia

hyperplasia /hy·per·pla·sia/ (-pla´zhah) abnormal increase in the number of normal cells in normal arrangement in an organ or tissue, which increases its volume.hyperplas´tic

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adrenal cortical hyperplasia , adrenocortical hyperplasia hyperplasia of adrenal cortical cells, as in adrenogenital syndrome and Cushing's syndrome.

benign prostatic hyperplasia  age-associated enlargement of the prostate resulting from proliferation of both stromal and glandular elements; it may cause urethral obstruction and compression.

C-cell hyperplasia  a premalignant stage in the development of the familial forms of medullary thyroid carcinoma, characterized by multicentric patches of parafollicular cells (C cells).

congenital adrenal hyperplasia  (CAH) a group of inherited disorders of cortisol biosynthesis that result in compensatory hypersecretion of corticotropin and subsequent adrenal hyperplasia, excessive androgen production, and a spectrum of phenotypes.

cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia  a group of benign cutaneous disorders with lesions clinically and histologically resembling those of malignant lymphoma.

focal nodular hyperplasia  (FNH) a benign, firm, nodular, highly vascular tumor of the liver, resembling cirrhosis.

intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia  a benign vascular tumor usually occurring as a solitary nodule of the head, neck, or finger and resembling angiosarcoma.

nodular hyperplasia of the prostate  benign prostatic h.

verrucous hyperplasia  a superficial, typically white, hyperplastic lesion of the oral mucosa, usually occurring in older males and believed to be a precursor to verrucous carcinoma.

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verrucous hyperplasia

Acanthosis in which epithelium–eg, of the foot or oral cavity is thickened, but not neoplastic; chronic VH–eg, of the foot with lymphedema may evolve to verrucous carcinoma