| A | B |
|---|
| benign | non cancerous tumor |
| malignant | cancerous tumor |
| benign | tumor is encapsulated |
| malignant | tumor not encapsulated |
| metastasis | cells leave tumor to start new tumor |
| neoplasm | new growth of cells |
| papilloma | fingerlike growth arising from epithelial tissue, benign |
| adenoma | benign tumor arising from glandular epithelium |
| mole | nevus |
| lipoma | benign tumor in adipose tissue |
| osteoma | benign tumor in bone |
| chondroma | benign tumor in cartilage |
| carcinoma | general term for cancers of epithelial tissue |
| melanoma | cancer of melanocytes |
| melanocytes | pigment producing cells |
| adenocarcinoma | malignant tumor of glandular epithelium |
| sarcoma | cancer of connective tissue |
| lymphoma | cancer of lymphatic tissue |
| osteosarcoma | cancer of bone tissue |
| myeloma | malignant bone marrow tumor |
| fibrosarcoma | cancer in fibrous connective tissue |
| neuroblastoma | cancer in nerve tissue |
