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40. General characteristics of benign and malignant tumours. Anaplasia. Rate of tumour cell growth. Local spread and metastasis of malignant neoplasms. Types of metastases.: Difference between revisions

Created page with "== Characteristics of benign and malignant tumours == Benign and malignant tumors are different in four important aspects. They’re best summed up in a table: {| class="wikitable" !Characteristic !Benign tumors !Malignant tumors |- |Differentiation/anaplasia |Well differentiated. Cells resemble normal cells. |Variable differentiation, from well-differentiated to undifferentiated (anaplastic) cells. |- |Rate of growth |Slow and progressive. Mitotic figures are rare and n..."
(Created page with "== Characteristics of benign and malignant tumours == Benign and malignant tumors are different in four important aspects. They’re best summed up in a table: {| class="wikitable" !Characteristic !Benign tumors !Malignant tumors |- |Differentiation/anaplasia |Well differentiated. Cells resemble normal cells. |Variable differentiation, from well-differentiated to undifferentiated (anaplastic) cells. |- |Rate of growth |Slow and progressive. Mitotic figures are rare and n...")
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