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When a tumor remains in one location it is referred to as?
benign tumor
When a tumor is described as benign what does that mean?
A benign tumor is one that remains confined to its original site; it does not metastasize, or spread. Another word for a benign tumour is onenon-cancerous.
What is another word for tumor?
If it is not known whether a tumor is benign or malignant, it is sometimes referred to as as "mass".
Can a benign tumor spread to a lymph node?
A benign tumor does not spread. If a tumor spreads, it is malignant.
What is the medical term meaning benign tumor of a gland?
One kind of adrenal tumor that is often benign is a pheochromocytoma.
Benign in a sentence?
Luckily, the tumor was benign.
Diagnosed with non-invasive benign tumor of bladder is that called cancer?
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
What is a non benign tumor?
Its a malignant tumor.
What is the medical term meaning benign tumor of the pituitary?
Pituitary adenoma is a benign tumor of the pituitary.
What is the medical term meaning benign tumor of glandular tissue?
An adnoma is a benign tumor of a gland.
What does it mean when a tumor is benign?
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.
Fibromyxosarcoma is it benign or malignant?
it is a lowgrade malign tumor , even said a benign tumor. That was the answer i got from my doctor .
