Multiple choice

Which among the following statements regarding benign tumors is false?

  1. Benign tumors cause mass effect.

  2. A benign tumor metastasises quickly.

  3. Tumors of endocrine tissues may overproduce certain hormones.

  4. Benign skin tumors are usually surgically ressected.

  5. Benign tumors are mostly well-differentiated.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

A benign tumor is a mass of cells (tumor) that lacks the ability to invade neighboring tissue or metastasize. These characteristics are required for a tumor to be defined as cancerous and therefore benign tumors are non-cancerous.

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