Papillary Tumour (Noun)
Meaning
A benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- A biopsy revealed a small papillary tumour in the patient's breast tissue that did not appear to be cancerous.
- Following a thorough examination, the doctor determined that the growth on the patient's skin was a harmless papillary tumour.
- The surgeon was able to remove the papillary tumour from the thyroid gland with minimal damage to surrounding tissue.
- In some cases, a papillary tumour may cause discomfort or pain, but this is rare and typically only occurs if the tumour is pressing on a nerve.
- The papillary tumour on the patient's eyelid was surgically removed and sent to the lab for further analysis to confirm it was benign.