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 ...

Physicians are in need of a dependable diagnostic approach for distinguishing between benign and malignant tumors early-on. Once doctors can rule out that a tumor is malignant, they can save a patient ...

In this article, we will describe what benign and malignant tumors are, explore the similarities and differences between the two types of tumors and discuss if benign tumors can become malignant.

Background Malignant transformation describes the phenomenon in which a somatic component of a germ cell teratoma undergoes malignant differentiation. A variety of different types of sarcoma and ...

There are three main types of tumor; benign, premalignant, and malignant. If someone has a malignant tumor, it is cancerous. Other types of tumor are not cancerous. This article discusses the ...

A tumor is an abnormal growth of cells that serves no purpose. A benign tumor is not a malignant tumor, which is cancer. It does not invade nearby tissue or spread to other parts of the body the way ...

Though no one wants to learn that a tumor has been discovered in the first place, having a doctor tell you they've detected one is not the same as being told you have cancer. "Identifying that a tumor ...

A 33-year-old man presents to a surgical clinic in Saudi Arabia, following referral from another facility due to concerns about a painless swelling in his upper right thigh. He explains that he ...

A 33-year-old man presented with a left-sided, painless scrotal mass suspicious for testicular cancer. Scrotal ultrasound showed a 3 cm mass of heterogeneous echogenicity in the left testicle with ...

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 ...