How to distinguish benign and malignant tumors

By | November 14, 2011

Tumor patients, the first concern is simply the nature of the tumor is benign or malignant tumors. Because of the nature of the relationship of tumor to tumor treatment and prognosis.The difference between benign and malignant tumors generally have the following points:
The difference between benign and malignant tumors (1) slow the growth of benign tumors; cancer grow faster.
The difference between benign and malignant tumors (2) benign tumors do not metastasize, cancer is very easy to transfer Wing.
The difference between benign and malignant tumors (3) benign tumor generally soft texture, and most had separated capsule and surrounding tissue, palpation of the tumor have a certain activity, the surface smooth, surgical resection, easy to cure, usually without symptoms ; tumor surface is not smooth, hard, clear boundaries and surrounding tissue, often relatively fixed and difficult activities, surgery is difficult to completely remove, easy to relapse, patients often have weight loss, fever, loss of appetite and other symptoms.
The difference between benign and malignant tumors (4) from the tumor on the human body is concerned, except for a few benign tumors can be transformed into malignant tumors, the generally benign with only local compression symptoms, do not endanger the lives of patients, and malignant tumors can quickly destroy surrounding tissue, organ structure and function, extensive transfer of functions of the body, and finally result in dysfunction of the system until failure.
The difference between benign and malignant tumors is very obvious, but often very early in the malignant and benign tumors is not easy to distinguish. In the brain, heart and other parts of the benign tumors, for life, there is a serious threat; early detection of malignant tumors after foot surgery, some can be cured, does not affect the patient's life.

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