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A discontinuous spread of malignancy in which uninvolved contiguous regions are interspersed with foci of involvement.Examples, “skipping” cancers
Oesophageal cancer, osteosarcoma, squamous cancer of mouth.
Prognosis
Generally, dismal.
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Discontinous metastases Oncology The metastatic spread of a CA in which contiguous regions are skipped, while distant foci of the CA are present, a finding with a poor prognosis. See Metastasis.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.