In terms of tissue types, a tumor can be intralobular (arising from the epithelium of the lobule/duct) and interlobular (arising from the stroma between the lobules and ducts).

Another classification is the proliferative ability of the tumor -- it can be nonproliferative (simple cysts), proliferative (hyperplasia, adenosis),

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