metastasis

(noun)

The transference of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body, specifically the development of a secondary area of disease remote from the original site, as with some cancers.

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(noun)

The transference of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body, specifically the development of a secondary area of disease remote from the original site.

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Examples of metastasis in the following topics:

  • Metastasis Through Lymphatic Vessels

    • Metastasis is the spread of a disease from one organ or part to another non-adjacent organ or area of the body.
    • The newly formed "daughter" tumor in the adjacent site within the tissue is called a local metastasis.
    • This is the most common route of metastasis for carcinomas.
    • This is the most common route of metastasis for carcinomas.
    • Micrograph of a colorectal adenocarcinoma metastasis to a lymph node, also lymph node metastasis.

  • Brain Tumors

    • Brain metastasis in the right cerebral hemisphere from lung cancer shown on T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging with intravenous contrast.

  • Laryngitis and Cancer of the Larynx

    • Laryngeal cancer may spread by direct extension to adjacent structures, by metastasis to regional cervical lymph nodes, or more distantly, through the blood stream.
    • Distant metastasis to the lung are most common.
    • The final management plan will depend on the site, stage (tumor size, nodal spread, distant metastasis), and histological type.

  • Overview of Cancer

    • A major hallmark of cancers is metastasis, the ability of the cancer to spread between tissues and organs within the body.
    • Additionally, symptoms associated with metastasis—such as enlarged lymph nodes, an enlarged liver, or an enlarged spleen—can develop.
    • Describe the primary characteristics of cancer including signs and symptoms, metastasis, classification, causes, prevention, and treatments

  • Pancreatic Cancer

    • Symptoms of pancreatic cancer metastasis.

  • Lung Cancer

    • If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and eventually into other parts of the body.

  • Angiogenesis and Disease

    • Angiogenesis is also required for the spread of a tumor, or metastasis.

  • Breast Cancer

    • This type of breast cancer will cause symptoms that depend on the location of metastasis.

  • Colorectal Cancer

    • The symptoms and signs of colorectal cancer depend on the location of tumor in the bowel, and whether it has spread elsewhere in the body, known as metastasis.

  • Medical Imaging

    • Images of activity distribution throughout the body can show rapidly growing tissue, like tumor, metastasis, or infection.