Difference between Benign tumor and Malignant tumor
Difference between Benign tumor and Malignant tumor are in tabular form below –
No. |
Benign tumor |
Malignant tumor |
Definition |
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1. | A tumor growth which forms without invading other parts of the body, this non-cancerous growth is a Benign tumor. | A Tumor growth which is unstoppable and invades other parts of the body is a Malignant tumor. |
Tumor removing |
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2. | This type of tumor can be removed easily. | This type of tumor is difficult to remove. |
Cells |
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3. | In the benign tumor, mostly cell are normal. | In the malignant tumor, mostly cells contain abnormal chromosome and abnormal DNA. |
Cancerous cell or Not |
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4. | This type tumor contains non-cancerous cells. | This type of tumor contains cancerous cells. |
Treatment |
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5. | With the help of surgery, benign tumor can be treated. | With the help of chemotherapy or immunotherapy treatments or radiation therapy, malignant tumor can be treated. |
Spreading |
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6. | This type of tumor cannot spread to the other parts of the body. | This type of tumor can spread to the body either through the lymphatic tissue or bloodstream. |