Sentence examples for benign growths from inspiring English sources

Nearly all cases are believed to begin with benign growths called polyps that turn malignant.

In both groups, cancer begins with polyps, benign growths of colon cells that carry a mutation or two that can set them on the path to cancer.

These rare but potentially dangerous conditions include head injuries, strokes, multiple sclerosis, acoustic neuromas (benign growths on the nerve in the inner ear) and brain tumours.

Colon cancer is so amenable to early detection, cure and prevention because it arises slowly in benign growths called adenomatous polyps that are easily detected and removed.

Ultrasound works better than mammography in younger women, and can help to distinguish cysts and other benign growths from lumps that need biopsies.

Strictly speaking, the term polyp refers only to benign growths; a malignant polyp is referred to as a polypoid cancer in order to avoid confusion.

Like the games, Athens has experienced a phenomenal and not entirely benign growth.

A benign growth appeared on his eyelid and gave it a drooping appearance; a broken nose healed crooked.

The Swartkrans tumor was initially described, in a doctoral thesis, as a benign growth called an osteoid osteoma.

Ten days after having surgery to remove a benign growth in his chest, Kanell has caught a stomach virus.

Although Flaherty's voice problems suggested a benign growth on a vocal cord, an exam two months earlier had shown no such growth.