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Your pathology report for salivary gland neoplasm of uncertain malignant potential (SUMP)

Salivary gland neoplasm of uncertain malignant potential (SUMP) is a descriptive diagnosis used by pathologists when a tumor is found in a salivary gland but there is not enough information to determine whether it is benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous). It does not refer to a single disease but rather to a range of possible …
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Suspicious for Follicular Neoplasm: Understanding Your Pathology Report

Suspicious for follicular neoplasm is a preliminary diagnosis used by pathologists to describe a growth in the thyroid gland made up of cells that look like the follicular cells of the thyroid. This term is most often used after a procedure called a fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB), in which a small sample of cells is …
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