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Another Tumours A tumour is a mass of new tissue growth that does not react to normal controls or the organizing influence of other tissues, and it has no useful function in the body. This applies to both types of tumours, malignant and benign. Malignant, also known as, cancerous tumours, are additionally defined by their invasion of local tissue and their ability to spread to other parts of the body. Benign Tumours A benign tumour which is not cancerous, is less serious than malignant tumours because they do not spread to other parts of the body, but they may cause damage by local growth and pressure on other structures, producing serious complications such as bleeding. Benign tumours generally grow slowly and kill the host only if it occupies or attaches to an organ so as to interfere with a critical function. The cells of benign tumours closely resemble the cells of the tissue of origin. Surface benign tumours include warts and moles. Malignant Tumours A malignant tumour always kills (unless treated) because of its invasive and metastatic characteristics. The tumour grows locally by spreading into surrounding tissues. Solid tumours, which develop in the breast, colon, lung, and other organs, contain an inner core with high pressure zones that compress and collapse blood vessels, often preventing the penetration of blood-borne - 2 - cancer treatments. It spreads to distant sites by the breaking off of malignant cells, which move through the blood and lymphatic systems, attach themselves, and begin to grow as new colonies. Malignant tumours are diagnosed by examination of their vascularity, shapes, forms of cells division, and differentiation. More than a hundred different types have been identified in humans. In general, those derived from epithelial tissue are carcinomas, and those from connective tissue are sarcomas. The most common form of malignant tumour of the respiratory tract is lung cancer, which began increasing in frequency at an alarming rate about 1940. In 1980 it was the leading cause of cancer deaths in men and is ... This is ONLY a preview of the article. If you would like to view the entire document, you must subscribe to Digital Term Papers. Please register below now! Digital Term Papers has over 63,000 essays, term papers, and book notes online. Many paper sites will charge you hundreds of dollars for a single paper. Digital Term Papers only charges $14.95 for a one month membership with instant account activation! Don't waste anymore time! Join NOW!!!
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