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fibrocystic

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fi·bro·cys·tic  (fbr-sstk)
adj.
Characterized by increased fibrosis and cystic spaces, especially in glandular tissue: fibrocystic disease of the breast.


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Lymph problems also undermine many female breast diseases from fibrocystic breasts to breast cancer.
For years, King suffered from fibrocystic breast disease and visited the doctor twice a year to remove benign cysts.
Tissue was obtained when available from all subjects who underwent breast surgery after pathologic review in which tissue was classified as benign (including fibroadenomas, fibrocystic disease, and histologically normal tissue), cancer adjacent, or cancerous.
 
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