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Simple fibroadenoma

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007771

A type of benign (not cancer) tumor that usually forms in the breast and is made up of fibrous (connective) tissue and glandular tissue. When viewed under a microscope, all the cells in a simple fibroadenoma look the same and have clear, defined edges. Simple fibroadenomas are more common in younger women and do not increase the risk of breast cancer.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007771
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
See alsoFibroadenoma
Record as JSON
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  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of benign (not cancer) tumor that usually forms in the breast and is made up of fibrous (connective) tissue and glandular tissue. When viewed under a microscope, all the cells in a simple fibroadenoma look the same and have clear, defined edges. Simple fibroadenomas are more common in younger women and do not increase the risk of breast cancer.",
  "see_also": [
    "fibroadenoma"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/simple-fibroadenoma/"
}

Record 15,003 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.