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Tumors
The word Tumor simply means abnormal growth. Frequently this term is incorrectly used interchangeably with cancer. However, tumor may refer to a benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous) growth. Both benign and malignant tumors result from the abnormal growth of cells. Normal cells repr ....
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.... it is unique from other cell types in the body and performs certain functions specific to that cell.
Benign tumors are usually associated with a more favorable outcome, unless their presence causes pressure in critical areas such as the brain. The degree of differentiation of malignant cells is variable. Cancer cells that closely resemble the tissue of origin are called well-differentiated. Bizarre tumor cells bearing little similarity to the tissue of origin are termed undifferentiated or anaplastic. Undifferentiated or anaplastic malignancies are usually more aggressive in th ....
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