percentage of study population developing liver tumors during a period of time benign liver tumor incidence/prevalence measurement percentage of study population developing benign liver tumors during a period of time 2013-07-26T16:07:40Z CMO:0001711 JSmith The number of new cases of benign liver tumors appearing in a study population during a certain period compared to the total number of individuals in the study population, expressed as a percentage. A liver tumor is a neoplasm or new growth of tissue in which cell multiplication is more or less uncontrolled and progressive occurring in and composed of cells specific to the liver, 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. Such a tumor is benign when it is generally stable, treatable, circumscribed, that is, not displaying invasiveness or metastasis, and in a relatively normal state of differentiation. VT:0010547 benign hepatic tumor incidence benign liver tumor incidence clinical_measurement_ontology percentage of study population developing benign hepatic tumors during a period of time