See Also: fibrosing adenosis(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Adenosis(medicine)
sclerosing adenosis(medicine)
fibrosing adenomatosis(medicine)
fibrosing alveolitis(medicine)
microglandular adenosis(medicine)
fibrosing mediastinitis(medicine)
blunt duct adenosis(medicine)
chronic fibrosing alveolitis(medicine)

fibrosing adenosis (medicine)


fibrosing adenosis -->
sclerosing adenosis


A nodular, benign breast lesion occurring most frequently in relatively young women and consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma; the changes may be difficult to distinguish microscopically from carcinoma. Also, a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acimar tissue with increased stroma; the basal cell layer shows characteristic smooth muscle metaplasia.

Synonym: adenofibrosis, fibrosing adenomatosis, fibrosing adenosis.