Many U.S. teachers think the answer is Liberia and Burma (make that Myanmar). Let's give Liberia and Myanmar a break! All countries have adopted the metric system, including the U.S., and most countries (but not the U.S.) have taken steps to eliminate most uses of traditional measurements. However, in nearly all countries people still use traditional units sometimes, at least in colloquial expressions.
Although breast calcifications are usually noncancerous (benign), certain patterns of calcifications â such as tight clusters with irregular shapes â may indicate breast cancer. On a mammogram, breast calcifications can appear as macrocalcifications or microcalcifications. 1  Macrocalcifications. 2  These show up as large white dots or dashes. 3  They're almost always noncancerous and require no further testing or follow-up.
Carcinoid Tumor. Carcinoid tumor is a rare type of tumor that grows slowly. Malignant tumors are cancers that often continue to grow and may spread to other areas of the body. Benign (noncancerous) tumors tend to grow more slowly and donât spread. Carcinoid tumors are somewhere between malignant and benign tumors.ypes of carcinoid tumors include: Slow-growing tumors. These tumors are the most common type. They usually remain small, under about an inch wide, and donât grow quickly or spread to other areas of the body. Faster-growing tumors. These tumors may grow more rapidly, grow larger, and spread.