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Are benign tumors malignant when they are growing bigger in size?
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No: Small tumors can be malignant, and tend to grow and spread if left untreated. Benign tumors can also grow, and somtimes get big because of lack of symptoms. Only way to tell benign from malignant is to look at cells under microscope.
Answered 3/29/2019
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