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Metastases
For Metastases we have terms and definitions in 3 topics. The topics are Cancer, Female Health and PET.
Metastases (Cancer) 
The spread of cancer from one part of the body to another. A tumor formed by cells that have spread is called a ?metastatic tumor? or a ?metastasis.? The metastatic tumor contains cells that are like those in the original (primary) tumor. The plural form of metastasis is metastases.
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Metastases (Female Health)
Small bits of cancer spreading through blood vessels and lymph system and growing in bones, liver, brain and other parts of the body.
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Metastases (PET)
Cancer that started from cancer cells from another part of the body.
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