When trying to explain to a patient diagnosed with a benign bone tumor, the nurse should emphasize the fact that benign tumors primarily
A)
grow rapidly and can spread to the surrounding tissue.
B)
cause growth of other tumors as they spread their cancer cells into the bloodstream.
C)
tend to grow very slowly without destroying the supporting tissue.
D)
occur as a result of tumors in other areas of the body metastasizing into the bone.
Ans:
C
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Benign tumors, such as osteochondromas, tend to grow rather slowly and usually do not destroy the supporting or surrounding tissue or spread to other parts of the body (metastasize). Malignant tumors tend to grow rapidly, destroy supporting or surrounding tissue, or spread to other parts of the body through the bloodstream or lymphatics.
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