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Large adenoma. Greater than 10 mm in size.
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MRI is a scanning device that uses a magnetic field, radio waves, and a computer. Signals emitted by normal and diseased tissue during the scan are assembled into an image
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In reference to an abnormal tissue growth neoplasm (cancer), having the property of locally invasive and destructive growth and metastasis (spreading). Semantics prevail. For example, invasive pituitary tumors are not thought to be malignant.
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Imaging examination of the breast by means of x-rays Used for screening and diagnosis of breast disease. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance may also be used to image the breast.
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Damage to the brain due to the bulk of a tumor, the blockage of fluid, or excess accumulation of fluid within the skull. Damage to the brain due to the bulk of a tumor, the blockage of fluid, or excess accumulation of fluid within the skull.
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The word medial comes from the Latin medialis, from medius, meaning the middle. Medial is the adjective corresponding to the noun median, as in the median in a highway. Pertaining to the middle; in or toward the middle; nearer the middle of the body. Medial is as...
