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papilloma
(redirected from inverted papilloma)

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pap·il·lo·ma  (pp-lm)
n. pl. pap·il·lo·mas or pap·il·lo·ma·ta (-m-t)
A small benign epithelial tumor, such as a wart, consisting of an overgrowth of cells on a core of smooth connective tissue.

papil·loma·tous adj.
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Noun1.papilloma - a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass


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Choanal and antrochoanal polyps are often unilateral, and inverted papilloma should always be included in the differential diagnosis.
However, the gland proliferation in inverted papilloma is located only in the base of the papilloma, where it arises from the nasal epithelium and not throughout the lesion as in the READ hamartoma.
The diagnosis of inverted papilloma was made following postoperative histopathologic analysis.
 
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