What makes a tumor?

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 8/20/2019

This is the short story: When there's an error in a cells genome (DNA) regulation, the cell may start replicating uncontrollably. This causes a tumor.

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∙ 15y ago

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What is the difference from a hard tumor or a soft tumor?

A hard tumor is not a tumor

Is Wilms' tumor malignant?

Wilms' tumor is a type of malignant tumor

Can a tumor look cancerous or not?

where is the tumor

Can a tumor have a heartbeat?

A tumor does not have a heart.

What is a parotic tumor?

A parotic tumor is a tumor on your largest salavary gland in front of your ear.

What is the tumor that invade and destroy surrounding healthy tissue?

metastasis tumor

When a tumor remains in one location it is referred to as?

benign tumor

What term descibes a tumor that has spead?

Yes, it can spread the proper name for a spreading tumor is Malignant, meaning that it spreads from the tumor into the blood supply and then they regrow and repopulate

Can a benign tumor spread to a lymph node?

A benign tumor does not spread. If a tumor spreads, it is malignant.

What are small water blisters on the instep of the feet?

a tumor :Da tumor :Da tumor :D

Is a tumor the result of a neoplasm?

A tumor is a neoplasm.

A tumor referred to as a green tumor?

Chloroma