liver tumor number benign liver tumor number 2013-07-26T15:30:00Z A value or quantity determined by count of abnormal but benign growths of tissue in the liver or in a specified sample of liver tissue, i.e. growths that result from uncontrolled, progressive multiplication of cells which serve no physiological function, but that are generally stable, treatable, circumscribed, that is, not displaying invasiveness or metastasis, and in a relatively normal state of differentiation. The liver is the large, dark-red organ located in the cranial portion of the abdomen of vertebrates, just behind or below the diaphragm, the functions of which include storage and filtration of blood; secretion of bile; detoxification of noxious substances; conversion of sugars into glycogen; synthesis and breakdown of fats and temporary storage of fatty acids; and synthesis of serum proteins. CMO:0001707 JSmith VT:0010547 benign hepatic tumor number benign liver tumor count clinical_measurement_ontology