Tumor is a noun. The x-ray showed that he has a tumor.
No, he did not.
It is possible to have a tumor just about anywhere in the body. There are many different kinds of tumors. Some are dangerous, and some are not.
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A growth on the kidney in various sizes that can be benign or malignant.
A "non-cancerous" tumor
The word is "benign" - literally meaning "harmless".
benign tumor
A benign tumor does not spread. If a tumor spreads, it is malignant.
A lesion that is dangerous or life-threatening.
A benign tumor is a tumor that lacks all three of the malignant properties of a cancer. Thus, by definition, a benign tumor: # does not grow in an unlimited, aggressive manner # does not invade surrounding tissues # does not metastasize You can read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benign_tumor
Benign tumors are non-malignant (non-cancerous) growths that are not life threatening and do not spread to non-adjacent tissues.
One kind of adrenal tumor that is often benign is a pheochromocytoma.
Luckily, the tumor was benign.
Pituitary adenoma is a benign tumor of the pituitary.
An adnoma is a benign tumor of a gland.
When a tumor is benign, it means that it does not have the ability to invade the other cells in the body. Moles and warts are examples of such tumors.