Liver biochemistry (usually normal in cases of benign, uncomplicated tumors), viral serologies, and tumor markers are useful for excluding liver disease or with atypical presentations. The ...

Surgery is rarely indicated in these circumstances. Infrequently, benign liver tumors are diagnosed because of symptoms or complications, and require urgent management including surgery as a major ...

Cancer spreads through metastasis, but tumors do not always do so. Benign tumours do not spread to other parts of the body.

It is most often diagnosed in older people. Hepatoblastoma is a very rare type of primary liver cancer that usually affects young children. It's most often diagnosed in children under 2. Most growths ...

Sometimes it can be hard to determine if a spot or spots on the liver are due to the spread of cancer or another (benign) cause. If there is uncertainty, your healthcare provider may recommend a liver ...

Primary liver cancer is cancer that started in the liver. This section is mainly about the most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). If you have cancer that started in another ...

Karen Kennerley / SWNS The colonoscopy revealed a tumor in her colon but she was told it was benign. It wasn’t until she underwent a procedure to remove it in May 2023 that a surgeon thought it ...

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Katie Thurston was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2025 at the age of 34.

Cysts and tumors are both types of lumps commonly found in the body. While they can be similar in appearance, you can tell apart with a few key characteristics. Cysts are typically benign and are ...

Tumors may be either cancerous (malignant) or noncancerous (benign) depending on the type. Noncancerous tumors usually grow in one place and do not spread, although they can still cause problems ...