Osteomas is a general term for a bony growth on the surface of a bone, but there are many more specific diagnoses depending on the morphology of the tumor. A more specific type of benign tumor on the surface of bone is an osteochondroma, made up of both bone and cartilage. Exostosis is another type of bony growth on bone.
Two common benign tumors from bone.
An osteoma is a bony growth from the surface of a bone.
Osteoma
A benign bone tumor is an abnormal growth of noncancerous cells.
Osteochondroma- The most common benign bone tumors, may arise from any bone but tend to occur near the ends of long bones.
An osteoma is a benign tumor of bone. Osteosarcoma is a cancerous bone tumor.
osteophyte
Exostosis
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the medical term meaning noncancerous growth of prostate tissue.
Osteochondroma is a benign growth of bone and cartilage.
A lipoma is a benign fatty tumor.
Pterygium
A neoplasm is the medical term meaning any type of tumor or abnormal growth. A neoplasm may be cancerous or benign.
The word is "benign" - literally meaning "harmless".
adenoma: A benign epithelial tumor having a glandular origin and structure.
Dysplasia is the medical term meaning abnormal growth.dysplasiaIt Starts with canA tumor.
Aplasia is the medical term meaning absence of development.
OsteomaA benign bone tumor is an abnormal growth of noncancerous cells.
Hyperosteogeny is the medical term meaning increased bone growth.
Dermatofibroma is a fibrous tumor of the skin. It is a very common benign growth.