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

Brain tumors are abnormal growths of cells in or around the brain. They can be primary (originating in the brain) or secondary (metastatic, spreading to the brain from cancer elsewhere). They can also ...

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) ...

Benign laryngeal tumors are noncancerous growths in the throat. This type of tumor does not usually spread. Treatment usually involves removing the growth. Benign laryngeal tumors affect both males ...

The author's son consulting with his doctor, Eugene Hwang, associate chief of oncology at Children's National Hospital in Washington, during treatment in 2020. I saw the mass on my son’s brain from ...

Cannabis use disorder (CUD) was associated with a greater than fivefold increased risk for benign tumors of major salivary glands compared to not having CUD, a new retrospective study showed.

A tumor is a mass of abnormal tissue caused by an overgrowth of cells. Benign tumors don’t always require treatment, but they do call for careful monitoring. There are two main types of tumors. Benign ...

A benign skin tumor happens when cells in your skin grow and form a mass. These tumors don’t contain malignant cells, so they are not cancer. There are many types of benign skin tumors. Share on ...

Doctors may use radiation therapy to treat benign tumors. Radiation can shrink and eliminate benign growths without doctors having to perform surgery. Benign tumors are noncancerous growths that can ...

The terms tumor and cancer can refer to different types of lumps and bumps. But the terms are often confused and misused—by the general public and even health professionals. For instance, doctors can ...