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| Reactive | Tumors |
|---|---|
| Regress, resolve | Persistent and progressive |
| Often symptomatic | Often asymptomatic |
| Growth rate: hours, days, weeks | Growth rate: weeks, months, years |
| Fluctuate in size | Persistent & progressive |
| Sometimes associated with tender, soft lymph nodes | Lymph nodes not enlarged unless associated with metastatic cancer; then they are firm & non-tender |
| Sometimes associated with systemic manifestations | Systemic manifestations occur late in the course of cancer |
| Benign Tumors | Malignant Neoplasms |
| Slow growth: months, years | Rapid growth: weeks, months |
| Overlying mucosa is usually normal unless traumatized | Overlying mucosa more likely to be ulcerated |
| Often not fixed to surrounding structures | Fixed to surrounding structures |
| May move teeth | May loosen teeth |
| Asymptomatic | More likely to be painful |
| Well circumscribed | Poorly circumscribed |
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