A patient has a tissue growth that was diagnosed as cancer. Which of the following growth types could it be?

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Neoplasm is a general term for any tissue growth that is abnormal and can be benign or malignant, including cancer. Lipoma is a benign growth of fatty tissue, meningioma is a benign growth of the meninges (tissue covering the brain), and organ hypertrophy is an increase in the size of an organ due to an increase in the size of its cells.

A Patient Has a Tissue Growth That Was Diagnosed as Cancer