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Adenosis, Other Types

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Synonyms

Adenomyoepithelial adenosis/apocrine adenosis/secretory adenosis; Adenosis tumor/nodular adenosis; Simple adenosis/adenosis; Tubular adenosis

Definition

Adenomyoepithelial adenosis: A benign proliferative lesion characterized by the simultaneous hyperplasia in both glandular and myoepithelial cells of the units of the lobules.

Adenosis tumor: A clinically and/or macroscopically recognizable breast lesion that, histologically, primarily consists of sclerosing adenosis.

Tubular adenosis: A very rare benign lesion composed of disorderly growing, noncrowded narrow tubules that may mimic invasive carcinoma.

Simple adenosis: An increase in size and number of lobules.

Clinical Features

Incidence

Adenomyoepithelial adenosis: In the literature, few cases are reported.

Adenosis tumor: Rare.

Tubular adenosis: Very rare, only few cases have been reported.

Simple adenosis: Incidental finding in surgical specimens.

Age

Adenomyoepithelial adenosis: The age range is from 30 to 52 years...

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  1. Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidadedo Porto (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal

    Manuela Lacerda

  2. Instituto Português de Oncologia de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Paulo Figueiredo

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Lacerda, M., Figueiredo, P. (2018). Adenosis, Other Types. In: van Krieken, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pathology. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28845-1_4737-1

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