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What is the medical term meaning not life threatening and does not recur?
benign
What is the life threatening tumor called?
Malignant.
Is not life -threatening and not recurring?
malignant tumor
Is a benign tumor life threatening?
No but left unattended, it has the potential to become life-threatening in the future!
Is a benign tumor life-threatening or recurring?
No but left unattended, it has the potential to become life-threatening in the future!
What is a tumor that is not life-threatening and non recurring?
Benign tumors are non-malignant (non-cancerous) growths that are not life threatening and do not spread to non-adjacent tissues.
When can an acoustic neuroma become life-threatening?
tumor can be life threatening if it becomes large enough to press against and interfere with the functioning of the brain
Does a benign brain tumor cause damage?
Yes, it is not life threatening but it can cause damage.
Are brain tumors life threatening?
Yes, brain cancer can spread from other tumors in the body to the skull. They can also crowd out normal cells and spread to other locations in the body. This can be fatal or life threatening because of the pressure the tumor puts on the brain.
Are bone marrow transplants risky?
Bone marrow transplants are accompanied by serious and life-threatening risks. Furthermore, they are not always an absolute assurance of a cure for the underlying ailment; a disease may recur in the future.
Is a life threatening?
It is not life threatening if it is minor.
Is a lesion like a tumor?
A lesion on the brain is just an injury or a disease. Some lesions are harmless or life threatening. I have a brain tumor(lesion) on the frontal lobe of my brain, its the size of a pea. If it grows I'll need surgery to remove it. A tumor is a disease on the brain which may cause some type of cancer. These tumors that cause cancer are life threatening to people. People that have leukimia (cancer) sometimes have problems with their blood. Sometimes people can help it but they cough up blood from the cancer that they have. Hope this helped!
