growth
(pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain growths as abnormal tissue proliferation in general terms, describe kinds such as polyps and exostoses and how they are assessed, route personal medical questions to clinicians, and separate this sense from other meanings of growth.
In pathology, an abnormal proliferation of tissue, as in a tumour, polyp, exostosis or other mass, which may be benign or malignant, sessile or pedunculated, and which is investigated by examination, imaging and biopsy; in this sense growth denotes the pathological state of excess tissue and is distinct from normal growth of organisms, economic growth and other senses.
What it is for: Abnormal proliferation of tissue.
It can be explain the pathological sense; describe kinds and assessment generally; route personal questions; separate other senses.
Distinguishing features
Abnormal proliferation
Benign or malignant
Requires assessment
Pathological sense
What it looks like
Masses, lumps or protrusions of tissue.
How it is recognised
Abnormal tissue mass
Polyp, tumour, exostosis
Normal growth is development; economic growth is unrelated
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - a method for finding polyps
is related to - a malignant growth
is related to - growths as clinical findings
In practice
Families and kinds
polyps, sessile and pedunculated
benign tumours
malignant tumours
exostoses and bony growths
skin growths
Standards and regulation
Clinical guidelines for assessment of masses
Pathology classification of tumours
Screening programme rules
Failure modes and hazards
Agents assessing a personal lump or growth
Delay in seeking assessment
Confusing senses of growth
Analytical facets
- substance
- abstract
- origin
- conceptual
- agency
- inert
- mobility
- not-applicable
- scale
- not-applicable
- affordances
- observable
Also called
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Where this came from
oewn:2024 · CC BY 4.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a growth is.
General information.
Concept
Concept and kinds.
Concept
Concept.
- What is a growth in the pathological sense, and how do polyps, benign and malignant tumours and exostoses differ? definition
- Is the user asking about their own growth, which needs a clinician? boundary
Senses
Senses of growth.
Senses
Senses.
- How does this sense differ from biological development and economic growth? definition
- Which sense of growth is meant? boundary
Assess Assessment and treatment.
Guidance.
Assessment
How growths are assessed.
Assessment
Assessment.
- How do clinicians assess growths through examination, imaging and biopsy, in general terms? provenance
- Is urgent assessment needed, for example with rapid change or bleeding? boundary
Treatment
Treatment.
Treatment
Treatment.
- How are polyps and other growths removed or monitored, according to guidelines? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific procedure? action
Science Biology and classification.
Science.
Biology
Biology of proliferation.
Biology
Biology.
- What biological processes lead to abnormal tissue proliferation? provenance
- Which entry fits cell biology? action
Classification
Classification.
Classification
Classification.
- How are growths classified in pathology? provenance
- Which entry fits pathology? action
Learn Screening and teaching.
Education.
Screening
Screening.
Screening
Screening.
- How do screening programmes detect growths such as polyps early? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can pathological growth be taught? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should polyps be a separate entry?
- How should guidelines be linked?
- How should other senses be separated?