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What it means
Adenomas grow in glands or gland-like linings. Some make extra hormones: a pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid or adrenal adenoma can cause a hormone excess. A colon adenoma is a kind of polyp that can slowly turn into cancer, so it is removed during colonoscopy.
At a glance
| Spanish | adenoma |
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| Also written | adenomas |
Related terms
-oma
A word ending that means tumor or mass.
polyp
A growth that sticks out from the lining of a hollow organ, such as the colon, nose or uterus.
colon cancer
Cancer that starts in the colon, the main part of the large intestine.