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If a lesion turn out to be malignancy does this mean cancer?
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Yes: By definition. Remember that there are hundreds of relatively common kinds of cancer, and that some are much more aggressive than others.
Answered 7/7/2013
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Yes General term: Cancers arise from ectodermal epithelial cells or lining cells , sarcomas are from mesothelial (supportive tissue - muscles bones etc ) , lymphomas from lymphatic system , all these are malignant diseases., cancer is a malignancy , word is frequently inter changed.
Answered 6/22/2020
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Yes: Lesions are determined to be malignant (cancer ) or benign by a biopsy.
Answered 7/11/2013
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