Benign vs. Malignant

• Benign vs Malignant Tumor

  Grows Slowly - benign
• Benign vs Malignant Tumor

  Remain localized - benign
• Benign vs Malignant Tumor

  Encapsulated (movable) - benign
• Benign vs Malignant Tumor

  Well-differentiated, mature cells, cells function poorly - benign
• Benign vs Malignant Tumor

  Recurrence: Extremely unusual when surgically removed - benign
• Benign vs Malignant Tumor

  Metastasis: Never occur - benign
• Benign vs Malignant Tumor

  Not harmful to host - benign
• Benign vs Malignant Tumor

  Very good prognosis - benign
• Benign vs Malignant Tumor

  Grows rapidly - malignant
• Benign vs Malignant Tumor

  Infiltrates surrounding tissues - malignant
• Benign vs Malignant Tumor

  Not encapsulated (fixed) - malignant
• Benign vs Malignant Tumor

  Poorly differentiated from embryonic cells - malignant
• Benign vs Malignant Tumor

  Recurrence: Common following surgery - malignant
• Benign vs Malignant Tumor

  Metastasis: Very common - malignant
• Benign vs Malignant Tumor

  Always harmful to host - malignant
• Benign vs Malignant Tumor

  Poor prognosis - malignant