LesionsTumorProstatic hyperplasiaNeoplasmMalignant breastTumors are benignSkin lesionTumourConnective tissueNoncancerousBlood vesselsNeoplasmsInvasiveBone tumorsOsteochondromasAdjacent tissueExcisionNearby tissuesDiseasesBiopsyCancerUterineSoft tissuesStromalSubcutaneous TissuePolypsCartilageThyroidSpecimensLipomaLymphaticBreastCryosurgeryDiagnosisOrgansBiologicalSurgicalDigestiveAbsentSurgeryOccurNervesMetastasisDestructionAbnormal growth
Lesions23
- However, clinicians must gain the clinical acumen to correctly identify common benign skin lesions and to distinguish those skin conditions that do need a biopsy and possible further treatment. (medscape.com)
- Initially, benign lesions must be differentiated from malignant lesions. (medscape.com)
- Once the benign nature of the lesions is assumed, the diagnosis must be made accurately in order to assess any future malignant potential. (medscape.com)
- A critical caveat is that all benign lesions must be watched by the patient and examined by a clinician should any changes occur. (medscape.com)
- See the images below of benign skin lesions. (medscape.com)
- Macular benign skin lesions: Seborrheic keratoses of back and trunk. (medscape.com)
- Macular benign skin lesions: Seborrheic keratoses of the face. (medscape.com)
- Angiofibromas are benign papule, nodule, and/or tumor lesions that are separated into various subtypes based primarily on the characteristic locations of their lesions. (wikipedia.org)
- KTs are strictly benign (i.e. do not metastasize) but may be painful, disfiguring, and sometimes large and/or incapacitating lesions. (wikipedia.org)
- Inactivation of one of the TSC1 or TSC2 genes appears responsible for unleashing mTor and thereby promoting the growth of the many strictly benign lesions, including KTs, that develop in individuals with tuberous sclerosis. (wikipedia.org)
- The role of human parvovirus B19 (B19V) infection in malignant and benign lesions such as head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) and oral mucocele lesions has not been established. (bvsalud.org)
- To sum up, B19V was frequently present in HNSCC tissues of Iranian patients but mostly absent in the adjacent non- tumor tissues as well as oral mucocele lesions, buccal, and nasopharyngeal swabs of healthy subjects . (bvsalud.org)
- In this study, we determined whether lymphatic vessels were present in a wide range of benign and malignant soft tissue lesions by examining intratumoural expression of the lymphatic endothelial cell markers, Lyve-1 and podoplanin. (ox.ac.uk)
- Reparative and inflammatory soft tissue lesions contained lymphatics, as did all (pseudosarcomatous) proliferative myofibroblastic lesions including nodular, proliferative and ischaemic fasciitis, elastofibroma, nuchal fibroma and deep fibromatosis. (ox.ac.uk)
- In contrast to fibrosarcoma and a number of other malignant spindle cell tumours, proliferative fibroblastic/myofibroblastic lesions of soft tissue contain intralesional lymphatic vessels. (ox.ac.uk)
- An 84-year-old woman presented for evaluation of various benign skin lesions and was incidentally noted to have an 8-mm violaceous nodule in the umbilicus ( Figure 1 ) . (aafp.org)
- Here, we performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the diagnostic performance of mean kurtosis (MK) and mean diffusivity (MD) values in magnetic resonance diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) for benign and malignant breast lesions. (hindawi.com)
- Fourteen studies involving 1,099 (451 benign and 648 malignant) lesions were analyzed. (hindawi.com)
- DKI technology has been shown to improve the sensitivity and accuracy for diagnosing benign and malignant breast lesions and is therefore regarded as a promising technique for the differential diagnosis of breast lesions [ 14 , 15 ]. (hindawi.com)
- Medical practitioners often encounter benign lesions of the external ear. (medscape.com)
- This article outlines several benign lesions and tumors of the external ear and gives the reader a basic understanding of their clinical features and treatment options. (medscape.com)
- The maxillofacial region may be affected by a variety of benign lesions, which are however locally aggressive and with a high percentage of recurrence. (bvsalud.org)
- The use of liquid nitrogen in benign jaw lesions with aggressive biological behavior has been shown as a valuable therapy that aims to maintain the patient's function and aesthetics and that may be effective in many cases by decreasing the rates of local recurrence. (bvsalud.org)
Tumor13
- What is a benign soft tissue tumor? (kaiserpermanente.org)
- A soft tissue tumor is a growth of abnormal cells in the body's soft tissues. (kaiserpermanente.org)
- When a tumor is benign (say "bih-NYN"), that means it's not cancer. (kaiserpermanente.org)
- Immunohistochemistry procedures were performed to evaluate the expression of B19V VP1/VP2 proteins , p16INK4a, and NF-κB in tumor tissues and their adjacent non- tumor tissues . (bvsalud.org)
- Moreover, comparing tumoral tissues and their adjacent non- tumor tissues in terms of immunoreactivity against B19V structural proteins , a significant association was found between tumor tissues and B19V infection (p (bvsalud.org)
- An acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma) is a benign tumor that develops on the balance and hearing nerves leading from the inner ear to the brain. (mayoclinic.org)
- When the tumor can't be removed without damaging nearby healthy tissue and nerves, other treatments may be considered. (mayoclinic.org)
- The symptoms of a peripheral nerve tumor develop from direct effects on the main nerve or from the tumor pressing on nearby nerves, blood vessels or tissues. (mayoclinic.org)
- In this second part of the series, we explain how to distinguish a select group of primary malignant bone tumors requiring further imaging and clinical workup from benign, tumor-like conditions. (appliedradiology.com)
- Any pancreatic tumor, as well as benign conditions such as pancreatitis, require diagnosis and treatment by expert specialists. (bidmc.org)
- A benign tumor made up of glandular tissue. (ucsfhealth.org)
- The purpose of this report is to describe the features of angiosarcoma arising in mucinous tumor that was misinterpreted as a benign vascular proliferation during the intraoperative consultation. (hindawi.com)
- The frozen section diagnosis was at least mucinous borderline tumor, pending adequate tissue sampling for permanent sections to rule out mucinous adenocarcinoma. (hindawi.com)
Prostatic hyperplasia3
- Serenoa repens for benign prostatic hyperplasia. (nutrimedical.com)
- A review of its pharmacology and therapeutic efficacy in benign prostatic hyperplasia. (nutrimedical.com)
- Dr Allen's Device treats benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and chronic pelvic pain at home by improving blood circulation in the prostate tissue, thus prevents men from contracting COVID-19 coronavirus. (deccanchronicle.com)
Neoplasm2
- Findings from a 51-year-old immunocompetent woman with a benign neoplasm and Cryptosporidium baileyi pulmonary infection, Poland, 2015. (cdc.gov)
- Synovial sarcoma is a malignant soft-tissue neoplasm that most commonly affects the extremities near to, but not in continuity with, large joints. (medscape.com)
Malignant breast1
Tumors are benign2
- Most soft tissue tumors are benign. (kaiserpermanente.org)
- The large majority of mucinous tumors are benign and borderline tumors. (hindawi.com)
Skin lesion6
- The image below demonstrates a common benign skin lesion algorithm. (medscape.com)
- Common benign skin lesion algorithm. (medscape.com)
- The clinician should try to categorize any skin lesion as one of the following: most likely benign, most likely malignant, or unclear. (medscape.com)
- Papular benign skin lesion: Acrochordon (skin tag). (medscape.com)
- Papular benign skin lesion: Pyogenic granuloma. (medscape.com)
- Macular benign skin lesion: Nevus sebaceous of Jadassohn. (medscape.com)
Tumour2
- We have used proteomics with cluster analysis for the classification of breast tumour tissues. (westminster.ac.uk)
- Only 3 benign breast tumour tissues (12.5%) and none of the healthy breast tissue specimens were HPV-DNA-positive. (who.int)
Connective tissue4
- spindle-shaped or star-shaped fibroblasts and ectatic blood vessels in a dense collagen fiber connective tissue background. (wikipedia.org)
- Having this syndrome increases the risk of breast cancer, leukemia , brain tumors, and connective tissue cancer. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- SFTs of the pleura are localized mesenchymal neoplasms composed of fibroblastlike cells believed to arise from the subpleural connective tissue. (medscape.com)
- The disease probably represents an immune reaction to the abnormal accumulation of altered extracellular matrix in the breast, which is a manifestation of the effects of hyperglycemia on connective tissue. (health.am)
Noncancerous2
- The tumors are usually noncancerous ( benign ). (medlineplus.gov)
- Most polyps are benign , meaning they're noncancerous. (healthline.com)
Blood vessels1
- 16 Although the majority of osteochondromas are incidental, uncommon complications include fracture, malignant transformation, and compression of adjacent soft tissue structures such as blood vessels and nerves (Figure 4). (appliedradiology.com)
Neoplasms1
- Chondroblastomas are benign chondroid neoplasms that typically affect the epiphyses of the long bones. (appliedradiology.com)
Invasive4
- Experiments are conducted on a breast tissue microarray having benign tissues (BT), malignant invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC), and benign stroma adjacent to the malignant tissues (called the benign adjacent tissue, or BAT). (illinois.edu)
- This is a condition that causes benign and invasive breast tumors. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Durham, NC (PRWEB) March 12, 2015 -- In a study published in The Oncologist on March 12, 2015, researchers describe the development of a new model that predicts the risk of unexpected uterine sarcoma in women undergoing minimally invasive procedures for the removal of presumed benign leiomyoma. (prweb.com)
- Invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma is uncommon and usually arises in the background of benign or borderline tumors. (hindawi.com)
Bone tumors3
- These are usually benign but sometimes are locally aggressive bone tumors. (jbstjournal.com)
- Overview of Bone and Joint Tumors Bone tumors may be benign or malignant. (msdmanuals.com)
- The most frequent bone tumors, osteochondromas represent 20-50% of benign tumors and 10-15% of all bone tumors. (appliedradiology.com)
Osteochondromas3
- This study supports application of a standardized measuring technique for improved distinction of benign osteochondromas from chondrosarcomas, with a cartilage cap thickness of 2 cm or greater as the determinant of chondrosarcoma. (rsna.org)
- To validate a technique for reproducible measurement of the osteochondroma cartilage cap with computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and to reevaluate the correlation of the thickness of the cartilage cap with pathologic findings to improve noninvasive differentiation of benign osteochondromas from secondary chondrosarcomas. (rsna.org)
- With 2 cm used as a cutoff for distinguishing benign osteochondromas from chondrosarcomas, the sensitivities and specificities were 100% and 98% for MR imaging and 100% and 95% for CT, respectively. (rsna.org)
Adjacent tissue2
- Cancer invades this membrane and grows into adjacent tissue. (ucsfhealth.org)
- This disease begins at the breast ducts and enters the adjacent tissue. (healthresource4u.com)
Excision1
- Excision, Shaving, or Destruction of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (incl. (healthgrades.com)
Nearby tissues3
- Cancerous tumors spread into, or invade, nearby tissues and can travel to distant places in the body to form new tumors (a process called metastasis ). (cancer.gov)
- Benign tumors do not spread into, or invade, nearby tissues. (cancer.gov)
- 12 percent if cancer has spread to the nearby tissues or lymph nodes . (medicinenet.com)
Diseases1
- Recently, there has been an increasing interest in diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) to assess non-Gaussian diffusion behavior in diseases involving complex biological tissues such as breast cancer [ 11 - 13 ]. (hindawi.com)
Biopsy2
- Tissue effects of saw palmetto and finasteride: use of biopsy cores for in situ quantification of prostatic androgens. (nutrimedical.com)
- D. Fine-needle aspiration or tissue biopsy. (aafp.org)
Cancer13
- In other words, a potential recurrence of cancer, with the assistance of The Unseen Therapist, was now merely scar tissue. (emofree.com)
- In our approach, we can distinguish between normal breast, benign breast and breast cancer tissues on the basis of the protein expression profiles. (westminster.ac.uk)
- Bladder cancer develops when the cells in bladder tissue start to divide uncontrollably. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Bladder cancer can be benign or malignant. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- If the cancer is larger or has spread deeper into the bladder, a surgeon can perform a cystectomy, removing the whole bladder or just the cancerous tissue. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Cancer is a disease caused when cells divide uncontrollably and spread into surrounding tissues. (cancer.gov)
- A cancer that develops in gland-forming tissue. (ucsfhealth.org)
- Benign microscopic breast changes known as atypical hyperplasia may increase a woman's risk of developing breast cancer. (ucsfhealth.org)
- The removal of a sample of abnormal tissue that is microscopically examined for cancer cells. (ucsfhealth.org)
- Many different types of breast cancer are there which vary in terms of the spreading or metastasis to different body tissues. (healthresource4u.com)
- This is a breast cancer that infiltrates structured boundaries between non cancerous and cancerous tissues. (healthresource4u.com)
- In the breast cancer group, cocktail HPV genotypes were detected in 60 (46.5%) archived tissue blocks. (who.int)
- L'étude menée en Iraq a utilisé la méthode d'hybridation in situ pour déterminer la fréquence du papillomavirus humain et pour son génotypage dans les échantillons de tissus prélevés auprès de 129 patientes ayant reçu un diagnostic de cancer du sein malin, de 24 patientes porteuses d'une tumeur du sein bénigne et de 20 femmes témoins en bonne santé. (who.int)
Uterine4
- Uterine sarcomas are often discovered incidentally after the surgical removal of a mass that is presumed benign. (prweb.com)
- Our study represents an advancement in the understanding of the risk of unexpected uterine sarcoma in the setting of surgery for presumed benign leiomyoma," Dr. Brohl said. (prweb.com)
- In the total sample of 10,120 patients, 18 cases of leiomyosarcoma and 8 cases of other uterine sarcomas were identified at the time of surgery for presumed benign leiomyoma. (prweb.com)
- Also known as uterine polyps, endometrial polyps can irritate the surrounding tissue and cause spotting or vaginal bleeding. (bcm.edu)
Soft tissues2
- the periosteum bulges (balloons), extending into the soft tissues, and may be surrounded by new bone formation. (msdmanuals.com)
- It typically starts in soft tissues like the liver or the lung, and can spread to nearby or distant organs. (ipl.org)
Stromal1
- Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia (PASH) is a benign myofibroblastic proliferation of nonspecialized mammary stroma. (health.am)
Subcutaneous Tissue1
- Subcutaneous tissue is lacking in this region, which creates an area of limited vascularity. (medscape.com)
Polyps4
- Polyps are tissue growths that most often look like small, flat bumps or tiny mushroom-like stalks. (healthline.com)
- This is why they can become cancerous, even though most polyps are benign. (healthline.com)
- While the exact cause of endometrial polyps isn't known, they form when there is an overgrowth of tissue in the lining of the uterus. (bcm.edu)
- The cells can develop benign tumors or growths called polyps. (cdc.gov)
Cartilage1
- They can also include cartilage and other connective tissues. (kaiserpermanente.org)
Thyroid2
- Bringing her notebook to every visit educated her medical oncologist, surgeon, radiation oncologist, plastic surgeon, regular physician, and endocrinologist (who followed a benign thyroid growth), and saved her from having tests repeated unnecessarily. (pharmacytimes.com)
- It is critical for maintaining thyroid tissue in a differentiated state and also plays a role in lung development. (bvsalud.org)
Specimens1
- Human parvovirus B19 infection in malignant and benign tissue specimens of different head and neck anatomical subsites. (bvsalud.org)
Lipoma1
- Subepidermal benign lesion: Lipoma of posterior neck. (medscape.com)
Lymphatic1
- Soft tissue sarcomas do not generally metastasise via lymphatics, and the presence or absence of lymphatic vessels within sarcomas and benign soft tissue tumours is not known. (ox.ac.uk)
Breast4
- We present the results of polarimetric analysis of collagen on varying pathologies of breast tissues using second-harmonic patterned polarization-analyzed reflection confocal (SPPARC) microscopy. (illinois.edu)
- Dense breast tissue can decrease mammogram accuracy. (pharmacytimes.com)
- For women, the common symptoms range from a lump in the breast to change in breast tissue skin or nipple discharges. (healthresource4u.com)
- RAS polymorphisms in cancerous and benign breast tissue. (cdc.gov)
Cryosurgery1
- Cryosurgery is a method that uses low temperatures capable of producing local tissue destruction. (bvsalud.org)
Diagnosis1
- These results no longer contained the encapsulation or vascularity but rather a diagnosis of scar tissue related to surgery done 18 years earlier. (emofree.com)
Organs2
- Benign tumors don't spread to other tissues and organs. (kaiserpermanente.org)
- Without treatment, it can damage tissues and organs. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Biological2
- In biological tissues, diffusion is limited by various barriers and presents a non-Gaussian distribution. (hindawi.com)
- Therefore, in some cases, ADC may not accurately reflect the microstructure of biological tissues and more advanced magnetic resonance diffusion imaging techniques are needed [ 9 , 10 ]. (hindawi.com)
Surgical4
- The iKnife is based on electrosurgery, in which surgical knives use an electrical current to rapidly heat tissue, cutting through it while minimizing blood loss. (upi.com)
- Surgical interventions in men with BPH remove or destroy prostate tissue. (deccanchronicle.com)
- 13 Although considered benign, chondroblastoma usually requires surgical management. (appliedradiology.com)
- Many surgical options (prosthetic implants and autologous tissue 9 ) were available, so she went "back to the books. (pharmacytimes.com)
Digestive1
- Exocrine tissue produces digestive juices (or enzymes) to help digest food. (bidmc.org)
Absent1
- Intratumoural lymphatics were also absent in most benign soft tissue tumours. (ox.ac.uk)
Surgery1
- LONDON, July 17 (UPI) -- A so-called smart knife could help physicians determine during surgery whether tissue they're removing is cancerous, British researchers say. (upi.com)
Occur2
- Benign giant cell tumors of bone, which most commonly affect people in their 20s and 30s, occur in the epiphyseal and distal metaphyseal-epiphyseal areas. (msdmanuals.com)
- Benign tumors can occur in nerves, muscle and bone. (mayoclinic.org)
Nerves2
- Benign tumors of peripheral nerves. (medlineplus.gov)
- Nerves are strands of tissue that transmit signals from the brain to the rest of the body. (mayoclinic.org)
Metastasis1
- Our results show that most soft tissue sarcomas do not contain intratumoural lymphatics, a finding which is consistent with the infrequent finding of sarcoma metastasis to lymph nodes. (ox.ac.uk)
Destruction1
- Key features that favor chondrosarcoma over benign enchondroma include deep cortical endosteal scalloping, cortical bone destruction, and extra-osseous extension. (appliedradiology.com)
Abnormal growth1
- A polyp is an abnormal growth of tissue in the lining of an organ. (cdc.gov)