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A lesion just means an area that is damaged. Since it is difficult for bones to get damage like this in other ways (besides breaks), lesions are often evidence of cancer.
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What is a cancerous lesion?
a cancerous mole looks brown in color and swallon then it is a cancerous
What is a benign cancer?
A lesion that is dangerous or life-threatening.
What is a benign lesion at l4?
A benign lesion at L4 typically refers to a non-cancerous growth or abnormality located at the L4 vertebral level of the spine. These lesions can include bone spurs, cysts, or herniated discs, and are usually not considered a significant health threat unless they cause symptoms such as pain or nerve compression. Treatment options may include monitoring, conservative measures like physical therapy, or occasionally surgery.
How is a cancerous skin lesion diagnosed?
doctors will determine whether or not a particular lesion or lesions are cancerous based on observation and the results of an excisional or punch biopsy, in which a tissue sample is excised for microscopic analysis.
Anechoic lesion in liver measuring 1.6x1.6x1.5cm could it be cancerous?
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What is a lucent lesion of the bone And what is a sclerotic lesion of the bone?
A lucent lesion of the bone and a sclerotic lesion of the bone are both kinds of tumors found in the human body. Lucent lesions are caused by rapid bone injuries, while sclerotic lesions are when the bones start to grow a kind of wall to seclude a damaged area.
What is sclerotic in the iliac bone?
A sclerotic bone lesion is a tumor that forms on bone. If it is found on the iliac bone, it is simply a lesion or tumor that has rooted itself onto the iliac bone.
What is pre-malignant lesion?
A pre-malignant lesion is a lesion that, while not cancerous, has strong potential for becoming cancerous. An example would be a callous-like area between the cheek and gum where someone who chews tobacco keeps the tobacco plug. Given enough time, that area will often turn cancerous. Sometimes a chronic irritation from an ill-fitting denture can be called pre-malignant. The cause of a pre-malignant lesion should be determined and eliminated, and the lesion should usually be biopsied to make sure it is not cancer.
What is a bone island on a rib?
Bone island is a bone lesion usually benign...
what does the bone lesion cause?
A bone lesion is an anomaly in the structure of a bone. They can occur in any part of the body. Check out more here: http://www.ehow.com/about_5072414_bone-lesion.html
Is a brain lesion the same as a brain tumor?
Not necessarily. A lesion is any abnormality (lesion comes from a Latin word meaning "injury"), whereas a tumor is a specific type of abnormality (a growth).
How is a spinal lesion treated?
It all depends on what the lesion is made of and where it is on the spine. A benign lesion is non-cancerous whereas a malignant lesion is cancerous.Lesions can be defined according to the patterns they form. Lesions can also be categorized by their size. A gross lesion is one that can be seen with the naked eye. A microscopic or histologic lesion requires the magnification of a microscope to be seen.
