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抗肿瘤反应(credit: National Cancer Institute | Steve Seung-Young Lee)
人体内出现任何异常肿胀都可被称为肿瘤(tumor),但肿瘤这一词语最常被指代大量的癌细胞
我们能够自身触摸到的绝大多数肿块都不具有致癌性,但医生应对它们进行检查
检测肿瘤的方法包括:实验室检验、影像学扫描和利用临床器械展开可视化检查
严格来讲,一个肿瘤指的是人体内异常肿块(swelling)或膨大(enlargement),但在大多数情况下,该术语被用于指代癌细胞的生长。
因此,从最广义的角度上看,肿瘤可以是一个无害的囊肿或液体的集合。但是,在医师和患者谈话的语境下,肿瘤很有可能指代大量失控生长和分裂的细胞。
肿瘤(tumor)和癌症(cancer)有哪些区别?
尽管 “肿瘤” (tumor)和 “癌症” (cancer)经常互换使用,但两者不一定就是同义词。
一个非癌性肿瘤(noncancerous tumor)也被称为良性肿瘤(benign tumor),它往往不会转移或扩散到身体的远端部位。大多数良性肿