Adenoma (patient information)
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| Adenoma Classification and external resources | |
| Villous adenoma of the colon. Image courtesy of Ed Uthman, MD | |
| ICD-10 | D12., D35.0, D34., D35.2, and others |
| ICD-9 | 211.3, 211.5,223.0, 226, 227.0, |
| ICD-O: | M8140/0 |
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Overview of adenoma
An adenoma is a type of benign tumor which begins from glandular cell in the body. Glands, such as sweat, saliva, breast milk, mucous, and hormones, are specific part of epithelial cells that are used for secretion. The causes of adenoma are not clear. But heredity and environment may be related to the development of adenoma. For example, studies suggest that person with the family history of colon adenomas has more chance to get the disease than others without famliy history. And, women who use oral contraceptives may be at increased risk of developing liver adenomas. Symptoms of adenomas vary widely. It depends on the size, the location of the adenomas. For example, a small breast adenoma may cause no symptoms and may be unable to detect it. Other biger breast adenomas may cause pain. A lung adenoma can cause fever, chill, shortness of breath, and a bloody cough. A liver adenomas may cause abdonial pain, dyspepsia, nausea, lump in the upper abdomen and abdominal distension. Adenomas can be diagnosed by a variety of techniques, including the collection of blood and urine samples, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) scanning, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Biopsy is the best way to tell whether the tumor is benign or malignant. Surgery to remove the adenoma is recommended for the treatment of adenomas.
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Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .

