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The terms tumor and cancer are sometimes used interchangeably which can be misleading. A tumor is not necessarily a cancer. The word tumor simply refers to ...

2017年7月11日 - A tumor is an abnormal growth of cells that serves no purpose. A benign tumor is not a malignant tumor, which is cancer. It does not invade ...

An abnormal mass of tissue that results when cells divide more than they should or do not die when they should. Tumors may be benign (not cancer), ...

Benign tumors are noncancerous growths in the body. Unlike cancerous tumors, they don't spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body. Benign tumors can ...

2017年12月5日 - A tumor is an abnormal mass of tissue that may be solid or fluid-filled. The size can vary extensively. Some tumors are not harmful, cannot ...

Neoplasia is a type of abnormal and excessive growth of tissue. The growth of a neoplasia is ... Tumor (American English) or tumour (British English), Latin for swelling, one of the cardinal signs of inflammation, originally meant any form of ...

Tumours are groups of abnormal cells that form lumps or growths. Different types of tumours grow and behave differently, depending on whether they are ...

Tumor: An abnormal mass of tissue. Tumors are a classic sign of inflammation, and can be benign or malignant (cancerous). There are dozens of different types ...

2016年8月22日 - Read our article and learn more on MedlinePlus: Tumor.

From Old French tumour, from Latin tumor (“swelling”), from tumeō (“I bulge, swell”). ... Tumor is the standard US spelling and an alternative spelling in Canada.