Benign lymphadenopathy is a common biopsy finding, and may often be confused with malignant lymphoma. It may be separated into major morphologic patterns, each with its own differential diagnosis with ...

Benign lichenoid keratosis — or lichen planus — is a noncancerous health condition that can affect your mucous membranes, hair, skin, and nails. Read on to discover what you need to know about ...

Tumors are abnormal growths in the body. They develop when cells reproduce in an uncontrolled way. Usually, when old cells die, new ones may appear. In the case of tumors, the cells multiply too fast ...

Benign tumors of the oral cavity are atypical formations of noncancerous cells that grow in the mouth. They can look like sores or lumps, and they typically develop slowly. Benign oral tumors are ...

Methods for better identifying malignant versus benign disease before nephrectomy could provide significant benefits to patients and payers. Limitations of current diagnotic techniques may allow some ...

A sclerotic lesion is an unusual hardening or thickening of your bone. They can affect any bone and be either benign (harmless) or malignant (cancerous). In general, they’re slow-growing. Both benign ...

A 33-year-old man presents to a surgical clinic in Saudi Arabia, following referral from another facility due to concerns about a painless swelling in his upper right thigh. He explains that he ...

Benign multiple sclerosis (MS) is a mild course of MS seen in 5-10% of MS patients. In people affected by benign MS, there is no worsening of functional ability even after 15 years of diagnosis.

Most of the roughly 40 trillion cells of your body have nearly identical copies of your genome – the DNA inherited from your parents, containing instructions for everything from converting food to ...