Open AccessBenign Breast Lumps
Author(s) -
Mohadeseh girifar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and cellular therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2640-1053
DOI - 10.31579/2640-1053/014
Subject(s) - limiting , tumor cells , pathology , breast tumor , biology , medicine , breast cancer , cancer research , cancer , mechanical engineering , engineering
A tumor is an abnormal mass of tissue that has formed a lump. It’s called a benign tumor if it grows slowly and is self-limiting; that is, if it doesn’t have the capacity to invade nearby tissues and spread beyond its original site. A malignant, or cancerous, tumor, on the other hand, is innately dangerous because its cells can divide uncontrollably and produce virtually immortal daughter cells. Malignant tumor cells can penetrate and destroy adjacent tissue, and can metastasize, or travel through the circulation to distant parts of the body and form new tumors.