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Fibrosis

Known as: fibrosis (formation of excess fibrous connective tissue), fibrose, desmoplasia 
Any pathological condition where fibrous connective tissue invades any organ, usually as a consequence of inflammation or other injury.
National Institutes of Health

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Adult-onset citrullinemia type 2Beta-Catenin-Activated Hepatocellular AdenomaBreast Apocrine AdenosisBreast Blunt Duct Adenosis

Narrower (11)

Congenital Fibrosis of the Extraocular MusclesDermal fibrosisFIBROSIS OF EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLES, CONGENITAL, 2FIBROSIS OF EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLES, CONGENITAL, 3B (disorder)

Broader (2)

Signs and Symptomsabnormal growth by tissue

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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Hepatocellular carcinoma within siderotic regenerative nodules: appearance as a nodule within a nodule on MR images.
Large regenerative nodules in cirrhotic livers may accumulate iron and develop internal iron-poor foci of hyperplasia or… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Alcohol-related symptoms in heterogeneous families of hospitalized alcoholics.
Heterogeneity in the clinical symptoms of alcohol abuse was examined in 243 men and 305 women from families of hospitalized… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Treatment of acute retrolental fibroplasia by cryopexy.
Fifteen to 20% of premature infants weighing below 1500 g develop variable degrees of acute retrolental fibroplasia (RLF… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Double-stranded DNA-binding capacity of serum in acute and chronic liver disease.
Serum antibodies to double-stranded 'native' DNA have been measured in acute and chronic liver diseases using the Farr technique… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Malabsorption studies in cirrhosis of the liver.
The PRESENCE of a malabsorption syndrome in patients with cirrhosis has long been suspected. Mulnutrition, 1,2 portal… 
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OF THE CYTOPLASM OF PARENCHYMAL LIVER CELLS IN ALPHA-NAPHTHYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE-INDUCED CIRRHOSIS.
Highly Cited
1957
Highly Cited
1957
Increased aldosterone secretion in dogs with right-sided congestive heart failure and in dogs with thoracic inferior vena cava constriction.
Studies (1-5) of patients with congestive heart failure, decompensated hepatic cirrhosis and nephrosis have provided evidence of… 
Highly Cited
1956
Highly Cited
1956
The metabolism of folic acid in cirrhosis.
Excerpt The prevalence of macrocytic anemia in patients with chronic liver disease has suggested to many observers that liver… 
Highly Cited
1956
Highly Cited
1956
Circulatory studies in liver cirrhosis.
Highly Cited
1953
Highly Cited
1953
The Incidence and Significance of Iron-containing Granules in Human Erythrocytes and their Precursors
The iron in haemoglobin cannot normally be detected in the erythrocytes of healthy human adults by means of a staining technique…