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Desmoid Tumor
Ackerman still going strong in the race of life Nov 30, 2005
Savannah Morning News, The next day we were in with the doctor.". Ackerman was diagnosed with a desmoid tumor, a tumor of the tissue that surrounds muscles, usually in the abdomen. ...
Tumor originally means "swelling", and is sometimes still used with that meaning. Tumor meaning swelling is one of the five classical characteristics of inflammation. However, the term is now primarily used to denote abnormal growth of tissue. This growth can be either malignant or benign.
Malignant tumors are called cancer. Cancer has the potential to invade and destroy neighboring tissues and create metastases. Benign tumors do not invade neighboring tissues and do not seed metastases, but may locally grow to great size. They usually do not return after surgical removal.
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