Metastatic

Metastatic

The term used to describe a secondary cancer, or one that has spread from one area of the body to another.

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metastatic

pertaining to or of the nature of a metastasis.

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metastatic abscesses

abscesses seeded down in tissues distant from a mother abscess.

metastatic calcification

deposition of calcification in soft tissues, e.g. muscles and connective tissue.

metastatic cascade

the series of events leading to metastasis, starting with detachment of neoplastic cells from the primary site through to attachment and tumor growth at a distant site.