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Pleural tumors are divided into two classifications: primary (mesothelioma), or metastatic (arising from cancer sites elsewhere in the body).
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Do all types of cancer form tumors?
No, not all types create tumors.
What are some abnormal finding of pleural biopsy?
Abnormal findings include tumors, viral, fungal, or parasitic infections, and tuberculosis
Which types of tumors are often removed by surgery?
Malignant tumors
What types of tumors are often removed by surgery?
Benign tumors (non-cancerous) such as brain tumors.
What are different types of brain tumors?
Brain tumors can either be harmless or harmful. However, they are not usually distinguished using these two words. When a tumor is harmless, it is known as "benign". When it is harmful, it is referred to as being "malignant".
What does pleural effusion mean?
The pleural effusion is any abnormal amount of fluid all around the lungs. It can result to varying types of medical conditions.
What are the most common forms of pituitary tumors?
Pituitary adenomas (adenomas are tumors that grow from gland tissues) and pituitary tumors in children and adolescencents (craniopharyngiomas) are the most common types of pituitary tumors.
What are the different types of body fluid?
I think Pleural (lungs), Peritoneal (abdomen), and Pericardial (heart) fluids are normally sterile. Also, synovial (joints) and cerebral spinal fluids.
What is the different between papilloma tumors and papilloma virus skin tumors-?
The difference between papilloma tumors and papilloma skin tumors is that papilloma tumors are not cancerous. Papilloma skin tumors have the ability to become cancerous over time.
What are the types of bone tumors?
Two types of tumors are benign and malignant tumors. Benign tumors are usually harmless and grow at a slow rate. However, they can grow larger and become problematic. Malignant tumors are the opposite, growing at a fast rate and causing serious health problems.
What are rhabdomyosarcomas?
Rhabdomyosarcomas are rare types of muscle tumors. They typically grow on the tissue of striated muscle. These tumors are usually malignant.
My great uncle was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma. What is that and how do you get it?
Pleural Mesothelioma develops in the lining of the lungs. It can completely kill your lungs and spread to different parts of your body.
