A 35-year-old female client is diagnosed with a benign breast tumor. Which of the following is a characteristic of benign tumors that differentiates them from malignant tumors?
A) Rapid growth
B) Encapsulated
C) Composed of anaplastic cells
D) Commonly metastasized
B
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The following characterize benign neoplasms: slow growth, encapsulated (contained within a fibrous cover), composed of differentiated cells (resemble the cells of the tissue from which they develop), and lack metastasis (invasion of other tissues in the body). Malignant neoplasms are characterized by the following: rapid growth with uncontrolled, progressive replication (reproduction); nonencapsulated, infiltrating, and invading other tissues; composed of anaplastic (undifferentiated, poorly differentiated) cells; and commonly metastasized.
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1. Red and yellow 2. Black and white 3. Brown and green 4. Blue and purple
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