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Adenoma vs Microadenoma - What's the difference?

adenoma | microadenoma |

As nouns the difference between adenoma and microadenoma

is that adenoma is a benign tumour of the epithelium arising from or resembling a gland while microadenoma is a very small adenoma involved in hypersecretion.

adenoma

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (pathology) A benign tumour of the epithelium arising from or resembling a gland.

    • Derived terms

    * adenomatoid * adenomatous

    External links

    * (wikipedia "adenoma") ----

    microadenoma

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) A very small adenoma involved in hypersecretion