Benign tumors are generally more differentiated and resemble normal tissue; which option best reflects this?

• A. Malignant
• B. Anaplastic
• C. Benign
• D. Metastatic

Answer: (C)

Benign tumors are well differentiated, meaning their cells resemble the normal cells of the tissue they come from and maintain some of the tissue’s architecture. This results in a mass that grows slowly, is usually encapsulated, and does not invade surrounding tissues or spread to distant sites. The option describing a tumor that keeps normal tissue features and resembles it best fits benign behavior. In contrast, malignant tumors tend to be poorly differentiated (anaplastic), are invasive, and can metastasize, while “anaplastic” specifically means a loss of differentiation and tissue structure, and “metastatic” refers to the ability to spread.