What is benign tumors?

Benign tumors are non-cancerous that have a fibrous capsule, limited potential for growth, a regular shape, cells that are well differentiated and do not invade surrounding tissue or metastasize to distant sites. Some kinds of benign tumors include adenoma, fibroma, hemangioma, and lipoma.

How do members experience benign tumors?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with benign tumors*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for benign tumors*

Who has benign tumors on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 0
40s 2
50s 3
60s 4
70+ 7

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 4
Female 12