Re: tumour or not a tumour

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Tumour actually just means a swelling but cholesteatoma is not a tumour in the medical sense of the word-( and that sense is of a neoplasm, a 'new growth'. Of which there are two types- benign and malignant)The best way to think of cholesteatoma is 'skin in the wrong place' With best wishesMr WareingConsultant ENT SurgeonSt Bartholomews HospitalThe Royal London HospitalThe London Clinic145 Harley StreetLondon W1G 6BJwww.michaelwareing-ent.com020 7935 1304From: Kenna Balion <kenna_balion@...>cholesteatoma Sent: Sun, 30 January, 2011 18:56:42Subject: tumour or not a tumour

Hi, I have always believed it is a tumour but I had to ask my surgeon if it was for my life insurance forms and he said it is NOT a tumour. Eh??? Kenna

[Guest guest]

Yeah although it is tumour-like it is not a tumour, it is more of a cyst.On 30 January 2011 22:00, Wareing <entmjwareing@...> wrote:

 

Tumour actually just means a swelling but cholesteatoma is not a tumour in the medical sense of the word-( and that sense is of a neoplasm, a 'new growth'. Of which there are two types- benign and malignant)

The best way to think of cholesteatoma is 'skin in the wrong place' With best wishesMr WareingConsultant ENT SurgeonSt Bartholomews HospitalThe Royal London Hospital

The London Clinic145 Harley StreetLondon W1G 6BJwww.michaelwareing-ent.com020 7935 1304

From: Kenna Balion <kenna_balion@...>

cholesteatoma Sent: Sun, 30 January, 2011 18:56:42

Subject: tumour or not a tumour

 

Hi,  I have always believed it is a tumour but I had to ask my surgeon if it was for my life insurance forms and he said it is NOT a tumour. Eh???

 Kenna

[Guest guest]

It is not a tumor but behaves like that due to local invasive property

Good day

Dr. Arun Gupta, ENT Surgeon,India

On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 12:26 AM, Kenna Balion <kenna_balion@...> wrote:

 

Hi,

 

I have always believed it is a tumour but I had to ask my surgeon if it was for my life insurance forms and he said it is NOT a tumour. Eh???

 

Kenna