| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:5998 |
| Name | microglandular adenosis |
| Definition | A breast disease that is characterized by a haphazard infiltration of small, uniformly open, and round glands which are lined by a monolayer of flat to cuboidal epithelial cells that lack a myoepithelial layer, the absence of stromal desmoplasia and the presence of a thickened basement membrane. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3148517/ |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:270893004 |
| Subsets |
NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
Adenosis - breast [EXACT] Adenosis of the breast [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships |
is_a breast disease |