Editing Malignant transformation (section)

==Clinical signs==

Malignant transformation of cells in a benign tumor may be detected by [[pathology|pathologic]] examination of tissues. Often the clinical signs and symptoms are suggestive of a malignant tumor.  The physician, during the [[medical history]] examination, can find that there have been changes in size or patient sensation and, upon direct examination, that there has been a change in the [[lesion]] itself.

[[Risk assessment]]s can be done and are known for certain types of benign tumor which are known to undergo malignant transformation. One of the better-known examples of this phenomenon is the progression of a [[nevus]] to [[melanoma]].