Shouldn't we care about the biology of benign tumours?

Marino-Enriquez, Adrian; Fletcher, Christopher D M · Nat Rev Cancer · 2014

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Abstract

While focusing on malignant tumours seems medically reasonable, from a biological perspective, benign and malignant tumours provide complementary and perhaps equally relevant perspectives on the mechanisms of tumour invasion and metastasis. However, the biology of benign neoplasms is rarely studied.

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