benign tumors
Harmless cell masses
Benign tumors are abnormal growths that lack the ability to invade surrounding tissue or spread to other parts of the body.
Unlike malignant tumors, they remain localized and are generally not life-threatening, though they may cause problems by pressing on nearby structures: The benign tumor was removed because it was affecting her vision.
Most can be surgically removed without recurrence.
- slow-growingDeveloping at leisurely pace
- watchful waitingMonitoring before acting
- fibromaBenign connective tissue tumor
- adenomaBenign epithelial tumor
- lipomaBenign adipose growth
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- tumor pathologycarcinoma, adenocarcinoma, sarcoma, lymphoma, melanoma
- brain tumorsglioblastoma, glioma, meningioma, brain cancer, brain tumour
- chest tumorslung cancer, thymoma, mesothelioma
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Invasive cancerous growths
cancer · malignancies · carcinoma · sarcoma · metastatic cancer
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