Small numbers of cancer cells that have spread from the primary tumor to other parts of the body and are too few to be picked up in a screening or diagnostic … [Read more...]
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metastasis
The spread of cancer from one part of the body to another. A tumor formed by cells that have spread is called a … [Read more...]
meningeal metastasis
A serious problem that may occur in cancer in which cancer cells spread from the original (primary) tumor to the meninges (thin layers of tissue that cover and … [Read more...]
lung metastasis
Cancer that has spread from the original (primary) tumor to the lung. … [Read more...]
liver metastasis
Cancer that has spread from the original (primary) tumor to the liver. … [Read more...]
leptomeningeal metastasis
A serious problem that may occur in cancer in which cancer cells spread from the original (primary) tumor to the meninges (thin layers of tissue that cover and … [Read more...]
in-transit metastasis
A type of metastasis in which skin cancer spreads through a lymph vessel and begins to grow more than 2 centimeters away from the primary tumor but before it … [Read more...]
CNS metastasis
Cancer that has spread from the original (primary) tumor to the central nervous system (CNS). Also called central nervous system metastasis. … [Read more...]
central nervous system metastasis
Cancer that has spread from the original (primary) tumor to the central nervous system (CNS). Also called CNS metastasis. … [Read more...]
brain metastasis
Cancer that has spread from the original (primary) tumor to the brain. … [Read more...]