Diseases

Diseases

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Diseases

A small circumscribed mass of differentiated tissue associated with the thyroid gland. It can be pathogenic or non-pathogenic. The growth of nodules can lead to a condition of nodular goiter. Most ...

rheumatic nodule

Health care; Diseases

A small round or oval, mostly subcutaneous nodule made up chiefly of a mass of Aschoff bodies and seen in cases of rheumatic fever. It is differentiated from the rheumatoid nodule which appears in ...

basophil adenoma

Health care; Diseases

A small tumor of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland whose cells stain with basic dyes. It may give rise to excessive secretion of ACTH, resulting in cushing syndrome.

adenomatoid tumor

Health care; Diseases

A small, circumscribed, benign tumor of the genital tract, composed of small glandlike spaces lined by flattened or cuboidal mesothelium-like cells.

intraductal papilloma

Health care; Diseases

A small, often impalpable benign papilloma arising in a lactiferous duct and frequently causing bleeding from the nipple.

retropharyngeal abscess

Health care; Diseases

A soft tissue infection of the throat with entry usually by the pharynx but sometimes as an extension of a lateral neck infection resulting from a neck injury. The major risk is upper airway ...