benign tumor
Harmless cellular mass
A benign tumor is an abnormal growth of cells that lacks the ability to invade surrounding tissue or spread to other parts of the body.
Unlike malignant tumors, benign ones typically grow slowly, remain localized, and are rarely life-threatening—though they may cause problems by pressing on nearby structures: The benign tumor on her pituitary gland was affecting her vision.
- noncancerousNot posing mortal threat
- adenomaBenign epithelial tumor
- slow-growingDeveloping at leisurely pace
- neoplasmAbnormal tissue mass
- fibromaBenign connective tissue tumor
lipoma · encapsulated · non-invasive · papilloma · watchful waiting · wait and see · asymptomatic · peace of mind · hemangioma · meningioma · lesion · lump · skin tag · cells · nodule · removal · surgical removal · harmless
- oncologycancer, carcinoma, metastasis, malignancy, oncogene
- growthsgrowth, growths, tumour, lump, lumps
- tumorscancer, carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, neoplasm, lymphoma
- pathologycancer, disease, infection, lesion, lesions
- tumor pathologycarcinoma, adenocarcinoma, sarcoma, lymphoma, melanoma
- cystscyst, ovarian cyst, ovarian cysts, ganglion cyst, kidney cyst