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Characteristics of Benign and Malignant Neoplasm
Benign and Malignant Neoplasm
Benign Malignant Characteristics
Cell Characteristics
Mode of growth Rate of growth
Metastasis
General effects
Tissue destruction
Well-differentiated
Encapsulatedusually slow
Does not metastasize
localized phenomenon
Doesn’t usually cause death
causes death
generalized effects
It metastasizes & it secretes abnormal –CHON (TSA)
Not controlled growth
Not capsulated
Cells undifferentiated
