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    Thyroid Gland Follicular Adenoma

    Definition 1

    A benign, encapsulated tumor, arising from the follicular cells of the thyroid gland. It may be associated with thyroid hormone secretion but it does not have malignant characteristics. (NCI Thesaurus)

    Definition 2

    A benign neoplasm arising from follicular cells of the thyroid gland. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)




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