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Tumor or tumour literally means "swelling", and is sometimes still used with that meaning. Tumor meaning swelling is one of the five classical characteristics of inflammation. However, the term is now primarily used to denote abnormal growth of tissue. This growth can be either malignant or benign. It is similar in meaning to a neoplasia.
Tumor Types: Malignant vs. benign
Malignant tumors are cancerous. Cancer has the potential to invade and destroy neighboring tissues and create metastases. Benign tumors do not invade neighboring tissues and do not seed metastases, but may locally grow to great size. They usually do not return after surgical removal. More on [ Tumor ]
Congenital malignant rhabdoid tumor of the scalp http://t.co/HEpDJoKW
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Congenital malignant rhabdoid tumor of the scalp http://t.co/HEpDJoKW
eMedicine: Rhabdoid Tumor of the Kidney - Article by Jeffrey S Dome, MD about this aggressive pediatric tumor. Provides an introduction to disease, history, causes, imaging, procedures, staging, medication, and treatment options.
Meta Description: [ Malignant Rhabdoid Tumor - Introduction Malignant rhabdoid tumor (MRT) is one of the most aggressive and lethal malignancies in pediatric oncology. MRT was initially described in 1978 as a rhabdomyosarcomatoid variant of a Wilms tumor because of its occurrence in the kidney and because of the r... ]
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