blunt duct adenosis

blunt duct adenosis
a form of mammary dysplasia characterized by dominance of the proliferation of the epithelial parenchyma; it is often accompanied by fibrosis and cystic disease of the breast.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • adenosis — 1. A rarely used term for a more or less generalized glandular disease. 2. Glandular tissue in one or more sites in which it is not usually found. blunt duct a. a. of the breast in which the ducts are enlarged but not increased in number.… …   Medical dictionary

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