A brain tumor is a mass of abnormal cells that grow in the brain. Brain tumors can be benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous) and can start anywhere in the brain. Malignant tumors grow rapidly ...

Surgery is rarely indicated in these circumstances. Infrequently, benign liver tumors are diagnosed because of symptoms or complications, and require urgent management including surgery as a major ...

Multiple Lesions Management of the multiple forms of benign tumors is difficult because surgical clearance is often impossible and because no clear recommendations are available. In PCLD patients ...

Understanding its anatomy is essential for diagnosing ... Lastly, the presence of benign processes that mimic malignant tumors in the skull base can create diagnostic challenges.

While many of these lumps and bumps are harmless growths and considered benign, others could be harbingers of a more serious problem, such as cancer. The word tumor is an umbrella term for a ...

Benign multiple sclerosis (MS) refers to a type of MS where someone has MS for over 15 years without developing severe disability. However, benign MS may change to a progressive form of MS ...

Researchers have discovered that a low-cost blood pressure medication may effectively treat a noncancerous but invasive brain tumor. Craniopharyngioma is a rare, noncancerous brain tumor near the ...

Clinical and epidemiological data are important, as nodules in noncirrhotic livers are more likely to be benign. Hemangiomas, the most common benign tumors, require no follow-up after diagnostic ...

AI Innovation Unlocks Non-Surgical Way to Detect Brain Cancer Spread Jan. 14, 2025 — Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model to detect the spread of metastatic brain ...

How is thyroid cancer treated? Thyroid cancer treatment is tailored to the type and stage. Active surveillance is an option when the tumor is small and benign. Treatments include radioactive iodine ...