They are usually regarded as benign tumors, but occasionally they become malignant, with local invasion and distant metastases. They grow slowly in contradistinction to lymphosarcoma and carcinoma ...

All cancers are tumors, but not all tumors are cancers. Tumors can either be benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous). The first type, that is benign tumours do not spread to other parts of ...

Telling the difference between benign and cancerous thyroid nodules before surgery is notoriously challenging, but a new ...

preventive surgery for tumors presenting a high probability of complications, and diagnostic surgery for when the diagnostic workup fails to distinguish benign from malignant tumors. In the first ...

Brain tumors are complex problems that deserve expert specialized treatment and multispecialty care. Our team of neurosurgeons at Baylor Medicine are experienced in treating all forms of benign and ...

Mammograms and other screening tools like colonoscopies are vital for catching cancers at the earliest, most treatable stages ...

Recent models explain selected aspects of the complex tumour-progression process: for example, unrestricted growth, a hallmark of both benign and malignant tumours, can be attributed to cancer ...

Focal nodular hyperplasia has no malignant potential and usually ... tumors from adenocarcinoma metastases. Male sex and benign liver tumor: an a priori suspicious combination.