Question

What is the difference between a benign and a malignant tumor?.

Answer 1

Tumors can be benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous). Benign tumors tend to grow slowly and do not spread. Malignant tumors can grow rapidly, invade and destroy nearby normal tissues, and spread throughout the body.

Answer 2

Benign is a non- cancerous growth on the body. a malignant tumor is a cancerous tumor.