The contribution of mammography to the early diagnosis of cancer is controversial, and for those found with benign lesions, mammography can create a high psychological and financial cost.
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Placental Site Trophoblastic Tumor is a monophasic neoplasm of the implantation site intermediate trophoblast, and usually a benign lesion, which comprises less than 2 % of all gestational trophoblastic proliferations.
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There is a significant risk of detection of what has been recently called an " incidentaloma "-a benign lesion that may be interpreted as a malignancy and be subjected to potentially dangerous investigations.
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In addition, it helps to predict if a benign lesion of the breast, such as a papilloma, will turn into a malignant tumor, so the treatment can be adapted more effectively for each patient.
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The name " juvenile melanoma " is generally no longer used as it is misleading : it is not a melanoma, it is a benign lesion; and it can also occur in adults, not only in children.
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A 2003 Cochrane review found screening by breast self-examination is not associated with lower death rates among women who report performing breast self-examination and does, like other breast cancer screening methods, increase harms, in terms of increased numbers of benign lesions identified and an increased number of biopsies performed.
