papillary tumour

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Noun papillary tumour has 1 sense

papilloma, villoma, papillary tumor, papillary tumour - a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass
--₁ is a kind of benign tumor, benign tumour, nonmalignant tumor, nonmalignant tumour, nonmalignant neoplasm

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papillary tumour

A papillary tumour refers to an abnormal growth of tissue characterized by finger-like projections resembling papillae. It typically occurs in organs such as the bladder, thyroid, breast, or ovary.

Sample sentences:

The doctor diagnosed Sarah with a benign papillary tumour in her thyroid gland.
John underwent surgery to remove the malignant papillary tumour from his bladder.
Researchers are conducting studies to better understand the genetic causes of papillary tumours.