Benign

Benign can refer to any medical condition which, untreated or with symptomatic therapy, will not become life-threatening. It is used in particular in relation to tumors, which may be benign or malignant. Benign tumors do not invade surrounding tissues and do not metastasize to other parts of the body. The word is slightly imprecise, as some benign tumors can, due to mass effect, cause life-threatening complications. The term therefore applies mainly to their biological behaviour.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Tumors may be benign but at risk for degeneration into malignancy. These are termed "premalignant".

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Benign can also mean something, such as a substance, practice or policy, that is not considered harmful.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Tumor: See the article about cancer for the main article about malignant tumors....

Malignant: In medicine, malignant is a clinical term that is used to describe a clinical course that progresses rapidly to death. It is typically applied to neoplasms that show aggressive behavior characterised by local invasion or distant metastasis....

Metastasize: REDIRECT Metastasis...