metastatic tumor

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• Metastatic tumor of jaws — is the most common form of cancer involving bone. It affects the mandible in 61% of cases, the maxilla in 24% of cases, and soft tissue in 16% of cases. In the majority of cases, the tumor originated in the breast, lung, kidney, colon, or… …   Wikipedia

• metastatic tumor — noun a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body • Syn: ↑malignant tumor, ↑malignant neoplasm • Hypernyms: ↑tumor, ↑tumour, ↑neoplasm, ↑malignancy, ↑malignance …   Useful english dictionary

• Metastatic — Met a*stat ic, a. Of, pertaining to, or caused by, metastasis; as, a metastatic abscess; the metastatic processes of growth; a metastatic tumor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tumor — noun an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose (Freq. 18) • Syn: ↑tumour, ↑neoplasm • Derivationally related forms: ↑neoplastic (for: ↑neoplasm) • …   Useful english dictionary

• tumor — Synonyms and related words: abscess, ague, anemia, ankylosis, anoxia, apnea, asphyxiation, asthma, ataxia, atrophy, backache, benign tumor, bleeding, blennorhea, boil, bump, bunion, cachexia, cachexy, callosity, callus, cancer, carbuncle,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Metastatic breast cancer — is a stage of breast cancer where the disease has spread to distant metastases. It is a complication of primary breast cancer, usually occurring several years after resection of the primary breast cancer. Metastatic breast cancer cells frequently …   Wikipedia

• Tumor hypoxia — is the situation where tumor cells have been deprived of oxygen. As a tumor grows, it rapidly outgrows its blood supply, leaving portions of the tumor with regions where the oxygen concentration is significantly lower than in healthy tissues.… …   Wikipedia

• Tumor cerebral — Metástasis en el hemisferio cerebral derecho de procedente de un cáncer de pulmón. Clasificación y recursos externos …   Wikipedia Español

• Metastatic liver disease — Micrograph of a liver core needle biopsy showing metastatic cancer …   Wikipedia

• Metastatic urothelial carcinoma — The following considers the results of Chemotherapy on Metastatic urothelial carcinoma. Patients with refractory advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma derive only minor benefit from chemotherapy .[1] Various studies have shown combination… …   Wikipedia

• Tumor marker — A tumor marker is a substance found in the blood, urine, or body tissues that can be elevated in cancer, among other tissue types. There are many different tumor markers, each indicative of a particular disease process, and they are used in… …   Wikipedia