Question 1

if the malignant tumor is found, how fast does it grow?

Accepted Answer

Marked variability: Differerent tumors have different growth rates and the growth rate changes during the life span of a tumor.  There is no simple answer to this question.  Some tumors may dobule in size in a matter of months and others may take years.

Question 2

what happens if you have a malignant tumor, do you have to get it removed?

Accepted Answer

A must: The philosophy for malignant tumors is that if you leave them alone they 'Grow on You'.  The procedure to be employed is not radical resection but adequate removal.  If adequate is not performed the procedure is inadequate.  Certain lesions if very large however may need neoadjuvant chemotherapy before removing.  The approach also depends on location, nature of the lesion and size

Question 3

how serious is a malignant tumor on the prostate?

Accepted Answer

Depends.: All cancers are considered serious. However, the stage of the cancer is very important in determining the treatment and prognosis of a cancer. The more disease there is (the higher the stage) the more serious the cancer is and the more the need for aggressive therapy. In prostate cancer the grade of the disease (gleason score) also plays a role as it helps define the aggressiveness of the disease.

Question 4

what is worse a malignant tumor or benign tumor?

Accepted Answer

Usually malignant: Malignant tumors tend to spread all over the  body. Benign tumors tend to spread locally. If a benign tumor is in a bad place, then local spread can be very serious. You can't always ignore a tumor just because it is benign.

Question 5

can a benign goiter be converted to a malignant tumor?

Accepted Answer

Not usually: Usually a thyroid goiter (enlargement) does not convert to malignancy or cancer.  If there is a nodule found by ultrasound imaging or by physical exam, depending on the characteristics it should be evaluated.  There is no 100% way of knowing what will turn in to cancer.

Question 6

how can i tell between a benign tumor and a malignant tumor?

Accepted Answer

H&P important: A lot depends on the location of the tumor, the age of the patient and other factors like how it feels.  This is what is called the history and physical and it's why your doctor asks a lot of nosy questions.  The h&p will give us answers in 80% of cases but the rest will require testing, like special scans or biopsies.  Even then, there are a few cases which are hard to know for sure!

Question 7

how does a benign tumor growth differ from a malignant tumor?

Accepted Answer

One spreads: Contrary to malignant tumor , benign tumor , growth  ( division ) is less rapid, confined , contained , do not spread , both have their  own distinct  individual,  histological appearances, the expert, the pathologist  can distinguish , one from other.

Question 8

what is the difference between a malignant tumor and a benign tumor?

Accepted Answer

Spreading: A benign tumor will get larger but stay in one place. A malignant tumor grows but also spreads to other places in the body to form more growths called "metastases".  These are microscopic at first but then get bigger and spread further. Some types of cancers spread very early in their existence and others grow in one place for a while before spreading. Doctors know where spreading is likely to go.

Question 9

in my father hystology test there is malignant tumor. what is this mean?

Accepted Answer

Malignant.: Unfortunately, the word "malignant" suggests that cancer cells were present in that sample of cells.

Question 10

how can you tell the difference between a malignant tumor and a benign tumor?

Accepted Answer

H&P important: A lot depends on the location of the tumor, the age of the patient and other factors like how it feels.  This is what is called the history and physical and it's why your doctor asks a lot of nosy questions.  The h&p will give us answers in 80% of cases but the rest will require testing, like special scans or biopsies.  Even then, there are a few cases which are hard to know for sure!

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