What is the difference between a malignant or benign tumor?
Both grow locally and should not be inside the bone or muscle. Malignant tumors are usually more aggressive, grow faster and tend to metastatize (spread to other parts of the body) and they may spread to the lungs (most common). Benign tumors tend to grow slower and they also destroy the normal bone or muscle but do not metastasize. Benign tumors also tend not to recur as often as malignant tumors after surgical removal. What is a soft tissue tumor? This is a growth (multiplications) of abnormal cells usually within muscle or fat tissue. It later forms a nodule which becomes larger and is essentially palpable with your fingers. Again this may be benign or malignant. How do we treat tumors? We may surgically excise them (cut them out). Some tumors will be treated with radiation and or chemotherapy followed by an operation. Also surgical removal of the tumor especially in the bone, the portion of bone or joint that has been removed must be replaced. This is done by way of a dorsal bone t
