noun
fibroma
Rare medical term for a benign tumor of fibrous connective tissue. The more common term is 線維腫 (せんいしゅ).
See also: 線維腫
病理レポートには「繊維癌」と記載されていたが、通常は線維腫と呼ばれる良性腫瘍である。
The pathology report noted 'fibroma,' but it is a benign tumor usually called 線維腫.
線維腫 is the standard modern medical term for fibroma; 繊維癌 is a rare variant that uses the character 癌 (cancer) but still refers to a benign tumor.
Compound of 繊維 (せんい, 'fiber') and 癌 (がん, 'cancer'), but despite the 癌 character, the term refers to a benign fibroma. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it may be an older or variant term now largely replaced by 線維腫.