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How is benign tumour different from malignant tumour?

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Differences between benign and malignant tumour are as follows

Benign tumour	Malignant tumour
It remains confined to the affected organ.	It spreads to other organs of the body.
Rate of growth is usually slow.	Rate of growth is usually rapid.
There is no latent stage.	There is latent stage.
There is no metastasis.	There is metastasis.
It is non - cancerous.	It is cancerous.
It stops growth after reaching a certain size.	Malignant tumour shows indefinite growth.