benign

Examples of benign in the following topics:

• Prostate Disorders

  • The common prostate disorders are: prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia, high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia, and prostate cancer.
  • The most common prostate disorders are: prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia, high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia, and prostate cancer.
  • Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) occurs in older men; the prostate often enlarges to the point where urination becomes difficult.

• Ovarian Cysts

  • Most ovarian cysts are functional in nature and harmless (benign).
  • About 95% of ovarian cysts are benign .

• Overview of Cancer

  • Non-malignant tumors are referred to as benign; they are typically slower growing and are often surrounded by a membrane of connective tissue that prevents metatasis.
  • A common example of a benign tumor is a skin mole.
  • While typically asymptomatic, benign tumors can impact health, usually by impairing organ function through the compression of blood vessels or nerve fibers.

• Vestibulocochlear (VIII) Nerve

  • A benign primary intracranial tumor of vestibulocochlear nerve is called a vestibular schwannoma (also called acoustic neuroma).

• Hysterectomy

  • In 2003, over 600,000 hysterectomies were performed in the United States alone, of which over 90% were performed for benign conditions.
  • These issues were addressed in a systematic review of total versus supracervical hysterectomy for benign gynecological conditions, which reported the following findings:

• Thyroid Gland Disorders

  • Thyroid disorders include hyperthyroidism (abnormally increased activity), hypothyroidism (abnormally decreased activity), and thyroid nodules, which are generally benign thyroid neoplasms, but may be thyroid cancers.
  • The majority of these thyroid nodules are benign (non-cancerous).

• Horner's Syndrome

  • Although most causes are relatively benign, Horner's syndrome may reflect serious disease in the neck or chest, such as a tumor in the lung.

• Adrenal Gland Disorders

  • An example of second adrenal insufficiency syndrome can be caused by craniopharyngioma which is a benign tumor that can damage the pituitary gland causing the adrenal glands not to function.

• Clot Retraction and Repair

  • Most scarring on the skin is benign, but scarring inside the tissues of organs such as the heart or the lungs can cause health problems.

• Bone Repair

  • This image, taken three weeks post injury, demonstrates the benign periosteal reaction of normal healing bone.