Malignant+vs.+Benign


 * ~ Clinical/physical feature ||~ Benign ||~ Malignant ||
 * = **Surface** ||= "normal", often non-ulcerated ||= variable, often ulcerated (remember SCC) ||
 * = **Borders** ||= usually "regular" ||= irregular, poorly-defined ||
 * = **Periphery** ||= non-invasive, non-destructinve ||= invasive, destructive ||
 * = **Consistency** ||= variable, often not "bony hard" ||= hard ("bony, board-like") ||
 * = **Color** ||= variable, often normal for area ||= variable, might differ from surrounding color ||
 * = **Color** ||= usually one color ||= may be multi-colored ||
 * = **Surrounding Structures** ||= often displaced ||= displacement variable ||
 * = **Pain** ||= variable ||= variable, but often absent depending on stage ||
 * = **Sensation** ||= normal, but variable ||= often altered ||
 * = **Lymphadenopathy** ||= not common ||= variable, but often hard, fixed note late ||
 * = **Expansile** ||= yes--dependent on growth rate ||= yes- growing the "easy" way ||
 * = **Vascularity** ||= variable, often not increased ||= usually greatly increased ||
 * = **Growth Pattern** ||= usually-but not always- slow ||= often shows rapid growth ||
 * = **Normal Function Of Tissue** ||= might be lost or increased ||= often lost or diminished ||
 * = **Metastasis** ||= absent (rare) ||= variable, but often "yes" ||
 * = **Radiographic** ||= (expansile, displaces normal structures) ||= (growth follows "course of least resistance ragged, moth-eaten borders) ||