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What is the difference between a benign tumor and a malignant tumor?

April 26, 2017Benign malignant tumor

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What is the difference between a benign tumor and a malignant tumor?

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Malignant tumors (“cancers”) are capable of spreading to other parts of the body whereas benign tumors cannot spread. Some benign tumors are called “aggressive” because they can destroy nearby bones and soft-tissues yet do not spread to other body sites.