Most tumours are reddish-pink blobs, without much structure to them.
On this webpage there are some pictures of a tumour that’s been cut and stained with a purple dye. The image is from a microscope, so you can see individual cells: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1661577-overview
That would depend on what type of tumour it was. Most tumours would just look like normal flesh unless you looked at them under a microscope when the cells would look different to normal cells.
So, if the tumour was well progressed, you may see a central region of necrotic (dead) cells surrounded by the tumour mass – and then on the outside you would see many blood vessels which the tumour had actually grown itself. This is called ‘angiogenesis’. If the tumour were malignant, you would also see it invading into surrounding tissue, and it may have a star-shaped appearance. Benign tumours can be more rounded in shape.
Because they look so much like ordinary flash and cells without a microscope is that why we can’t diagnose the disease ourselves like a cold or sore throat?
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Because they look so much like ordinary flash and cells without a microscope is that why we can’t diagnose the disease ourselves like a cold or sore throat?