What makes a tumor?

Anonymous

∙ 14y 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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∙ 14y 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

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

a tumor :Da tumor :Da tumor :D

Can a benign tumor spread to a lymph node?

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

Is a tumor the result of a neoplasm?

A tumor is a neoplasm.

What is a non benign tumor?

Its a malignant tumor.