Definition of metastasis.

National Cancer Institute. Definition of metastasis. NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms.

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https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/metastasis

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• Secondary Malignant Neoplasm
  • ICD codes operationalize the distinction, but neither create the clinicopathologic relation nor exhaust its meaning.

    This sourceDefines the spread process and the preservation of cancer type between primary and metastatic tumors.

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