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

Chest tumors can be benign or malignant. Both types of tumors can cause similar symptoms, such as pain or swelling in the chest area. The chest wall forms the protective casing for the heart, lungs, ...

An example of an OSET (Ossifying Spindled and Epithelioid Tumor), a newly discovered and classified benign soft tissue tumor. Here, the OSET is seen as a surgically excised gross specimen (upper left) ...

It's not often that a pathologist gets to make a diagnosis that works for the patient by preventing treatment from occurring. But thanks to a Johns Hopkins Medicine doctor and his newly reported ...

Radiotherapy can slow the growth of benign tumors. In some cases, radiotherapy may be able to shrink or eliminate a benign tumor. Radiotherapy is often associated with cancer treatment, but it can ...

An osteoid osteoma is a bone condition that often affects children and young adults aged 5 to 25 years. Boys are three times more likely to experience it than girls. An osteoid osteoma is a ...