What is Benign tumor?

Contents

Benign tumor: Introduction
Types of Benign tumor
Prognosis
Other names for Benign tumor
What causes Benign tumor?
What are the symptoms of Benign tumor?
How is it treated?
Society issues for Benign tumor
Benign tumor: Introduction

What is Benign tumor?

A benign tumor is one that does not spread or "metastasize" to other parts of the body; a " malignant ...more »

Benign tumor: A tumor or growth that remains localized; not always harmless.
Benign tumor: a tumor that is not cancerous.
Source - WordNet 2.1

Benign tumor: Introduction

Types of Benign tumor:

Types of Benign tumor:

Broader types of Benign tumor:

How serious is Benign tumor?

Deaths for Benign tumor: 13,227 deaths reported in USA 1999 for benign neoplasms, in situ neoplasms or those of uncertain behavior (NVSR Sep 2001)

What causes Benign tumor?

Causes of Benign tumor: see causes of Benign tumor

What are the symptoms of Benign tumor?

Symptoms of Benign tumor: see symptoms of Benign tumor

Benign tumor: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Benign tumor.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Benign tumor.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Benign tumor: Family Practice Physician, Internist, Oncologist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Benign tumor.
Treatments for Benign tumor: see treatments for Benign tumor
Research for Benign tumor: see research for Benign tumor

Society issues for Benign tumor

Hospitalization statistics for Benign tumor: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Benign tumor:

2.32% (296,229) of hospital episodes were for in situ and benign neoplasms in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
97% of hospital consultations for in situ and benign neoplasms required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
42% of hospital episodes for in situ and benign neoplasms were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
58% of hospital episodes for in situ and benign neoplasms were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5% of hospital admissions for in situ and benign neoplasms required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5.5 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for in situ and benign neoplasms in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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