MAIN GLOSSARY

Malignant
One of the ways of describing a tumor. A malignant (cancerous) tumor can invade neighboring tissues or spread to other parts of the body. A benign tumor is unable to invade surrounding tissues or spead. A malignant tumor is considerably more dangerous than a benign one.

Cell, Metastasis, Benign, Tumor


 

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