fibrocystic disease

fibrocystic disease
fibrocystic breast disease, fibrocystic disease of breast a form of mammary dysplasia with formation of cysts of varying sizes containing a semitransparent, turbid fluid that imparts a brown to blue color (blue dome cyst) to the unopened cysts; considered to be due to abnormal hyperplasia of the ductal epithelium and dilatation of the ducts of the mammary gland, occurring as a result of an exaggeration and distortion of the cyclic breast changes that normally occur in the menstrual cycle. Called also chronic cystic mastitis, cystic d. of breast, and Schimmelbusch d.

Fibrocystic disease of breast, with cystic dilatation, apocrine metaplasia, florid ductal hyperplasia, and fibrosis.


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  • fibrocystic disease of the breast — ▪ mammary gland also called  chronic cystic mastitis , or  cystic disease of the breast         noncancerous cysts (harmless swellings caused by fluid trapped in breast tissues) that often increase in size and become tender during the… …   Universalium

  • fibrocystic disease of the breast — noun the presence of one or more cysts in a breast • Syn: ↑fibrocystic breast disease, ↑cystic breast disease, ↑cystic mastitis • Hypernyms: ↑disease …   Useful english dictionary

  • fibrocystic disease of the pancreas — noun the most common congenital disease; the child s lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known • Syn: ↑cystic fibrosis, ↑CF, ↑pancreatic fibrosis, ↑mucoviscidosis •… …   Useful english dictionary

  • fibrocystic disease — Pathol. a common condition, occurring esp. among middle aged women, characterized by the presence of one or more benign breast cysts, which may become swollen and painful. Also called cystic mastitis. * * * …   Universalium

  • fibrocystic disease — Pathol. a common condition, occurring esp. among middle aged women, characterized by the presence of one or more benign breast cysts, which may become swollen and painful. Also called cystic mastitis …   Useful english dictionary

  • fibrocystic disease of the pancreas — see cystic fibrosis …   Medical dictionary

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  • Fibrocystic breast changes — Classification and external resources Micrograph showing fibrocystic breast changes. H E stain. ICD 10 …   Wikipedia

  • fibrocystic breast disease — noun the presence of one or more cysts in a breast • Syn: ↑fibrocystic disease of the breast, ↑cystic breast disease, ↑cystic mastitis • Hypernyms: ↑disease …   Useful english dictionary

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