Understanding Benign Neoplasms and Local Invasion in Pathology

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They are always demarcated from the surrounding tissue

They form encapsulated masses (correct)

They always infiltrate and metastasize

They lack a well-developed capsule

It is always encapsulated

It always infiltrates and metastasizes

It lacks a well-developed capsule (correct)

It is highly invasive

To look for well-defined capsules

To check for progressive infiltration

To ensure they are devoid of cancer cells (correct)

To confirm they are highly invasive

Cancers grow by infiltration and destruction of surrounding tissue Signup and view all the answers

They do not develop well-defined capsules Signup and view all the answers

An increase in the size of cells due to the synthesis of more proteins and cell organelles Signup and view all the answers

An increase in the number of cells in an organ or tissue Signup and view all the answers

Chronic hemodynamic overload Signup and view all the answers

Excesses of hormones or growth factors acting on target cells Signup and view all the answers

Hypertrophy refers to an increase in cell size, while hyperplasia refers to an increase in cell number Signup and view all the answers

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