What are Benign Tumors ?

5 facts about Benign Tumors

1. Definition
Benign tumor is a cell mass that does not have an invasive potential or the capacity to spread.

2. Characteristics

• they show a limited growth. 
• the cells are not anaplasitc. They still resemble the parent cells and have not undergone complete dis-figuration.
• the cells divide more than normal cells do, but this process slows down and stops in a certain amount of time.
• these cells are always confined in a capsule or fibrous tissue, which has a distinctive border and shape.
• these cells lack the ability to spread to neighboring tissues.

a benign tumor in the fibrous capsule