Scientists have described a novel, yet benign bone-covered growth's characteristics for doctors, so patients don't receive ...

Benign tumors are noncancerous growths that usually grow slowly, have clear borders, and do not spread to other parts of the body. Common benign tumor types include adenomas, lipomas, fibroids, moles ...

Patients undergoing spinal fusion surgery with bone morphogenetic protein appear to be at increased risk of benign tumors — but not cancers. Patients undergoing spinal fusion surgery with bone ...

Doctors have been baffled by a series of radiographs showing the mysterious disappearance of a woman's arm bones over the course of more than a year. Writing in BMJ Case Reports, doctors from the ...

Chondroblastoma is a rare, benign bone tumour that most commonly arises in the epiphysis or apophysis of long bones, particularly affecting adolescents and young adults, though cases in older patients ...

Doctors can often spot bone cancer as ragged or hollow areas on an X-ray. While X-rays are usually a reliable first test, a doctor will typically need a bone biopsy to confirm a diagnosis. An X-ray ...

IN 1920 Dr. E. A. Codman, of Boston, organized the Registry of Bone Sarcoma. A committee consisting of Dr. Codman, Dr. Ewing and Dr. Bloodgood studied a large number of cases of bone tumors, and from ...