… which have been associated with a familial pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) syndrome.… CT has poor diagnostic accuracy for distinguishing PPB from benign cystic lung lesions (sensitivity 58 percent,…
…imaging abnormalities. Following establishment of a benign diagnosis, treatment in general is aimed at symptomatic relief and patient education. Some benign breast diseases, such as atypical hyperplasia or …
… Benign focal epilepsies of childhood occur in developmentally and neurologically normal children and have a benign course, remitting prior to adulthood. These disorders will be reviewed here. Symptomatic …
… are considered by some to represent a "monophasic" subset of pulmonary blastoma . Classical pulmonary blastoma is a biphasic tumor in which fetal adenocarcinoma… centrally, but they can occur in the periphery of the lungs. However, these tumors, even some of the benign ones, eg, pleomorphic adenoma, can metastasize to the lung. So, prior to concluding that a tumor…
…multitude of benign skin lesions over the course of a lifetime. Many of these lesions are easily visible, and patients often ask clinicians to confirm that new growths on the skin are benign. The clinical …
