{"id":133957,"date":"2021-11-10T06:07:06","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T06:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=133957"},"modified":"2023-08-28T08:07:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T08:07:41","slug":"scirrhous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/scirrhous\/","title":{"rendered":"Scirrhous"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A term for cancers that have a firm and hard structure. Also called hard cancers, scirrhous cancers often are formed in the muscle wall of internal organs, such as the stomach. The cancerous cells infiltrate the muscle wall and turn it into rigid, leather like scar tissue that cannot stretch or move.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Describing carcinomas that are stony hard to the touch. Such a carcinoma (for example of the breast) is known as a scirrhus.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-217\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>The term &#8220;sclerotic&#8221; refers to being &#8220;hard and fibrous&#8221;. 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