micrometastasis

Definition / meaning of micrometastasis

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 test.

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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