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Benign neoplasm

MedGen UID:
39483
Concept ID:
C0086692
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Benign Neoplasm; Benign Neoplasms; Neoplasm, Benign; Neoplasms, Benign
SNOMED CT: Benign tumor morphology (3898006); Benign neoplasm (3898006); Benign neoplastic disease (20376005); Neoplasm, benign (3898006); Tumor, benign (3898006); Unclassified tumor, benign (3898006); Benign neoplasm, site unspecified (3898006)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005165

Definition

A neoplasm which is characterized by the absence of morphologic features associated with malignancy (severe cytologic atypia, tumor cell necrosis, and high mitotic rate). Benign neoplasms remain confined to the original site of growth and do not metastasize to other anatomic sites. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBenign neoplasm

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Sex Transm Dis 2021 Jun 1;48(6):403-409. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001322. PMID: 33093288Free PMC Article
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Zen Y
Hum Pathol 2023 Feb;132:197-207. Epub 2022 Jun 11 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2022.06.001. PMID: 35697170
Sugai S, Nishijima K, Enomoto T
Sex Transm Dis 2021 Jun 1;48(6):403-409. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001322. PMID: 33093288Free PMC Article
D'Angelo SP, Mahoney MR, Van Tine BA, Atkins J, Milhem MM, Jahagirdar BN, Antonescu CR, Horvath E, Tap WD, Schwartz GK, Streicher H
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Elder DE
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Chun YS, Kim WK, Park KW, Lee SC, Jung SE
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Diagnosis

Lau YW, Vikneswaran T, Tan TY, Tang IP
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Tomasini C, Aloi F, Pippione M
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Therapy

Le Donne M, Jouan R, Bourlet J, Louvrier A, Ducret M, Sigaux N
J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022 Apr;123(2):233-238. Epub 2021 Apr 30 doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2021.04.007. PMID: 33933668
Sugai S, Nishijima K, Enomoto T
Sex Transm Dis 2021 Jun 1;48(6):403-409. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001322. PMID: 33093288Free PMC Article
Kiss N, Avci P, Bánvölgyi A, Lőrincz K, Szakonyi J, Gyöngyösi N, Fésűs L, Lee G, Wikonkál N
Dermatol Ther 2019 May;32(3):e12872. Epub 2019 Apr 4 doi: 10.1111/dth.12872. PMID: 30866135
D'Angelo SP, Mahoney MR, Van Tine BA, Atkins J, Milhem MM, Jahagirdar BN, Antonescu CR, Horvath E, Tap WD, Schwartz GK, Streicher H
Lancet Oncol 2018 Mar;19(3):416-426. Epub 2018 Jan 19 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30006-8. PMID: 29370992Free PMC Article
Maturo SC, Hartnick CJ
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Prognosis

Bellos TC, Tzelves LI, Manolitsis IS, Katsimperis SN, Berdempes MV, Skolarikos A, Karakousis ND
Arch Ital Urol Androl 2022 Sep 27;94(3):345-349. doi: 10.4081/aiua.2022.3.345. PMID: 36165483
Mende KC, Pantel TF, Flitsch J
Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2021 Mar;129(3):172-177. Epub 2020 Aug 4 doi: 10.1055/a-1217-7282. PMID: 32750720
Lau YW, Vikneswaran T, Tan TY, Tang IP
Med J Malaysia 2016 Jun;71(3):154-5. PMID: 27495895
Elder DE
Pathology 2016 Feb;48(2):147-54. Epub 2016 Jan 16 doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2015.12.002. PMID: 27020387
Mendenhall WM, Mendenhall CM, Reith JD, Scarborough MT, Gibbs CP, Mendenhall NP
Am J Clin Oncol 2006 Dec;29(6):548-50. doi: 10.1097/01.coc.0000239142.48188.f6. PMID: 17148989

Clinical prediction guides

Zen Y
Hum Pathol 2023 Feb;132:197-207. Epub 2022 Jun 11 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2022.06.001. PMID: 35697170
Bellos TC, Tzelves LI, Manolitsis IS, Katsimperis SN, Berdempes MV, Skolarikos A, Karakousis ND
Arch Ital Urol Androl 2022 Sep 27;94(3):345-349. doi: 10.4081/aiua.2022.3.345. PMID: 36165483
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Endocrine 2018 Jan;59(1):7-15. Epub 2017 Nov 21 doi: 10.1007/s12020-017-1473-4. PMID: 29164520
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Recent systematic reviews

Trent MS, Goshtasbi K, Hui L, Stuyt JAG, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Kuan EC
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022 Sep;167(3):425-433. Epub 2021 Oct 12 doi: 10.1177/01945998211051975. PMID: 34637363
Le Donne M, Jouan R, Bourlet J, Louvrier A, Ducret M, Sigaux N
J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022 Apr;123(2):233-238. Epub 2021 Apr 30 doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2021.04.007. PMID: 33933668
Sugai S, Nishijima K, Enomoto T
Sex Transm Dis 2021 Jun 1;48(6):403-409. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001322. PMID: 33093288Free PMC Article
Knight J, Ratnasingham K
Int J Surg 2015 Jul;19:137-45. Epub 2015 May 6 doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.04.084. PMID: 25958295
Bhargava D, Deshpande A, Pogrel MA
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