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histologically benign adjective Referring to a lesion that does not meet any criteria of malignancy–eg, marked cellular atypia, ↑ mitosis, disruption of basement membranes, metastasize How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In some cases, malignant SFTs arise from otherwise histologically benign SFTs and have the same basic histopathology of benign SFTs but with areas containing cytologic pleomorphism, hemorrhage, tumor necrosis, or more than 4 mitoses per 10 high-power fields102 (Figure 8, F and G). Inflammatory pseudotumors are histologically benign but locally destructive lesions that are usually found in the lung, although some cases of temporal bone involvement have been reported. Arachnoid cysts (ACs) of the spinal canal are rare, histologically benign space-occupying lesions. |
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