Papillary tumor
A tumor that is shaped like a small mushroom, with its ‘stem’ attached to an organ, such as the inner lining of the bladder.
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- Papilledema
Swelling of the head of the optic nerve, a sign of increased intracranial pressure. The optic nerve head, also called the optic disk or papilla, is the area where the optic nerve (the nerve that carries messages from the eye to the brain) enters the eyeball. The finding of papilledema is made with the ophthalmoscope […]
- Papilloma
A small solid benign tumor with a clear-cut border that projects above the surrounding tissue. A raised wart is an example of a papilloma.
- Papilloma, cutaneous
A small tag of skin that may have a stalk (a pedicle) Cutaneous papillomas may appear on the skin almost anywhere although the favorite locales are the eyelids, neck, armpits (axillae), upper chest, and groin. Invariably benign, this tiny tumor of the skin usually causes no symptoms unless repeatedly irritated as, for example, by the […]
- Papilloma, intraductal
A benign, wart-like growth that occurs in breast ducts.
- Papillomatosis
A disorder that is characterized by the growth of numerous papillomas (warts). For example, laryngeal papillomatosis is the presence of multiple papillomas on the vocal cords.