What is the name of a tumour that spreads?

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What is the name of a tumour that spreads?

Spreading is a hallmark of malignant tumors. A malignant tumor is cancerous and can invade nearby tissues and spread (metastasize) to distant sites via blood or lymphatics. Benign tumors do not spread; they stay localized. Adenoma is a benign glandular tumor, so it also doesn’t spread. Carcinoma is a type of malignant tumor from epithelial cells, and it does spread, but the general descriptor that fits the idea of a tumor that spreads is malignant.

Spreading is a hallmark of malignant tumors. A malignant tumor is cancerous and can invade nearby tissues and spread (metastasize) to distant sites via blood or lymphatics. Benign tumors do not spread; they stay localized. Adenoma is a benign glandular tumor, so it also doesn’t spread. Carcinoma is a type of malignant tumor from epithelial cells, and it does spread, but the general descriptor that fits the idea of a tumor that spreads is malignant.

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