Are benign and malignant tumours related

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Asked for Male, 15 Years

Hi my 15 year old cousin brother is recently diagnosed with some nodular growth in his armpit. They have done several test. The doctors say it can be benign tumours which are not harmful and are different from malignant. Kindly guide me what is the difference between both and are both called cancerous?

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Can u send all reports for better opinion??

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Dr. Archana Prathipati Oncologist 16 yrs exp Hyderabad · Accepted Answer

Dr. Archana Prathipati

Oncologist 16 yrs exp Hyderabad

Please attach biopsy report and test reports to comment up on..