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typically is benign (except if it follows carcin-, sarc-, melan- or lymph-
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Polyp
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fibro-epithelial proliferation above mucosal surface, not always a neoplasm.
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papilloma
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Papilloma refers to a benign epithelial tumor with finger-like proliferations
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cystadenoma
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cystic neoplasm forming glands.
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dual differentiation carcinomas
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This is when there are two types of tissue in the same place that have malignant characteristics.
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undifferentiated carcinoma
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This is where the cells do not have any differentiation, and are hard to identify what they are. These are very aggressive tumors.
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Rhabdomyoma and Rhabomyosarcoma refer to:
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tumors (both benign and malignant) of the Skeletal Muscle.
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Leiomyoma and Leiomyosarcoma refer to:
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tumors (both benign and malignant) of the Smooth Muscle.
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Lipoma and Liposarcoma refer to:
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tumors (both benign and malignant) of the Adipose.
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Chondroma and Chondrosarcoma refer to:
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tumors (both benign and malignant) of the Cartilage.
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Osteoma and Osteosarcoma refer to:
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tumors (both benign and malignant) of the Bone.
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Fibroma and Fibrosarcoma refer to:
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tumors (both benign and malignant) of the Fibrous tissue.
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Sarcoma refers to:
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It is a general term for carcinoma of messenchym tissue.
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A types of tumor with mixed-differentiation:
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Pleomorphic adenoma
Wikipedia: Pleomorphic adenoma is a common benign salivary gland neoplasm characterised by neoplastic proliferation of parenchymatous glandular cells along with myoepithelial components, having a malignant potentiality. |
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Teratomas
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neoplastic cells from more than one germ cell layer arising from multipotent cells (frequently gonads).
Wikipedia: A teratoma is an encapsulated tumor with tissue or organ components resembling normal derivatives of all three germ layers. |
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aberrant differentiation refers to:
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hamertomas (disorganized tissues with cell types indigenous to site of lesion).
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