Solid cancers are defined as abnormal cellular growths in “solid” organs. Solid tumors are abnormal tissue mass that usually does not contain cysts or liquid areas.
Solid tumors can be benign (not cancer), or malignant (cancer). Different types of solid tumors are named for the type of cells that form them. Examples of solid tumors are sarcomas, carcinomas, and lymphomas.
Cancer is a condition in which cells develop abnormally. Cancers are made up of small cells that have lost their capacity to stop growing and develop from an organ or bodily structure.
This developing structure then protrudes from the organ or bodily structure until it reaches a size large enough to be noticed by a patient or doctor.
Before cancer may be identified, it must grow to a diameter of one centimetre (between one-third and one-half of an inch) or contain one million cells.
Cancer can develop in any part of the body. Any part of the body that you can think of can be cancer’s target.
