borderline tumour

What is a borderline tumor?

A borderline tumor is a type of growth that shows features between benign (noncancerous) and malignant (cancerous). These tumors usually grow slowly and do not spread to distant parts of the body, but they may invade nearby tissue or come back (recur) after removal. The term borderline in this situation is used to describe the …
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Your pathology report for mucinous borderline tumour of the ovary

What is a mucinous borderline tumour? A mucinous borderline tumour is a non-cancerous type of ovarian tumour. While the tumour is considered non-cancerous, it is associated with a small risk of turning into cancer over time. The behaviour of this tumour is thought to fall somewhere in between a mucinous cystadenoma which is a non-cancerous …
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