| Papillary adenoma
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Etiology
•Unknown
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Pathogenesis
•Unknown,
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Epidemiology
•Rare, found mainly in young women < 35 years of age.
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General Gross Description
•Large circumscribed lesions, with solid and cystic
areas.
•Examples:
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General Microscopic Description
•Composed of small, uniform cells with acidophilic,
granular cytoplasm.
•Cells grow on papillary projections
•These projections can be so crowded as to give a solid
appearance.
•Examples:
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References
• Cotran RS, Kumar V, Robbins SL: Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease. 5th ed. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1994, pp. 904
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| Papillary adenoma
| | Synopsis by: T.V.Rajan, M.D., Ph.D. (T59000M82600)[510]
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