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  2. Benign tumor - Wikipedia

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    Common examples of benign tumors include moles and uterine fibroids. Some forms of benign tumors may be harmful to health. Benign tumor growth causes a mass effect that can compress neighboring tissues. This can lead to nerve damage, blood flow reduction , tissue death , or organ damage.

  3. Uterine fibroid - Wikipedia

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    They may also cause pain during penetrative sex or lower back pain. [1] [3] Someone can have one uterine fibroid or many. [1] It is uncommon but possible that fibroids may make it difficult to become pregnant. [1] The exact cause of uterine fibroids is unclear. [1] However, fibroids run in families and appear to be partly determined by hormone ...

  4. What causes brain tumors? Here's why they're not that ... - AOL

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    As with any type of tumor, brain tumors are an abnormal growth of cells, the number of which will determine, in part, the overall size of the tumor. In the case of benign brain tumors, these cells ...

  5. Hepatocellular adenoma - Wikipedia

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    Hepatocellular adenoma (also known as hepatic adenoma or hepadenoma) is a rare, benign liver tumor. It most commonly occurs in people with elevated systemic levels of estrogen , classically in women taking estrogen-containing oral contraceptive medication.

  6. Papillary hidradenoma - Wikipedia

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    The tumors are usually symptomless but may be intermittently or constantly painful, become ulcerated, and exhibit minor levels of bleeding. [9] The pain resulting from these tumors may be simple tenderness, more or less constant usually mild pain, [4] [9] or, in females, dyspareunia, i.e. pain during and just after sexual intercourse. [4]

  7. Angiomyolipoma - Wikipedia

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    Most people with benign angiomyolipomas do not show signs or have symptoms. However, symptoms can occur if the dilated blood vessels in an angiomyolipoma rupture; this is called a retroperitoneal hemorrhage. This can cause pain in the back, nausea and vomiting. Some long-term effects are anemia, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease.

  8. Genital leiomyoma - Wikipedia

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    A review of 11,000 cases of benign and malignant tumors of the scrotum found 11 cases of scrotal leiomyoma. Scrotal leiomyomas can affect males of any age and race, but are more common in Caucasians from the ages of 40–60. The tumor in the scrotum has an average diameter of 6.4 cm. [12]

  9. Osteoid osteoma - Wikipedia

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    nerve symptoms like sciatica (when the tumor is located in the spine) The most common symptom is pain that can be relieved with over the counter pain medication in the beginning. After the benign tumor develops further the pain can not be alleviated with medication and minor to severe swelling starts to occur.