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Can removing a benign tumor surgically ever trigger the formation of a new but malignant tumor?
4 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
No.: Unless the initial tumor had premalignant characteristics and incompletely removed. Or the original tumor was mischaracterized.
Answered 5/22/2015
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No: Removal of a benign tumor does not make it malignant.
Answered 5/22/2015
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No, the: surgery won't cause the formation of a malignant tumor.
Answered 3/12/2020
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It depends,,,: Removal of a benign tumor doesn't involve formation of a malignant tumor. However, if there wasn't total removal, or the cells around it get stimulated to proliferate and mutate, or the surgical instruments were not cleaned fully and were previously used to remove a malignant tumor, then a new malignant tumor might be formed.
Answered 6/12/2015
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