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Metastasize means to spread. Metastasis means the process of metastasizing. Usually this term is used for the spread of cancer form its original [primary] site.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 15y agoIt means that the disease process has spread to other organs of the body. i.e. cancer of the brain that spreads to the bladder.
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What does it mean to metastasize?
It means a cancer is spreading
Do malignant tumors metastasize?
yes
Do skin cell basal carcinoma metastasize?
skin cancer
When a tumor is described as benign what does that mean?
A benign tumor is one that remains confined to its original site; it does not metastasize, or spread. Another word for a benign tumour is onenon-cancerous.
Where does colon cancer first metastasize?
The liver. Sometimes the lungs or bones.
Does a benign tumor metastasize?
No. By definition, a benign tumor is incapable of spreading to other locations by metastasis. It may, however, spread to adjacent areas by directly spreading there.No. Only malignant tumors can metastasize.
What is the medical term meaning to spread?
Metastasize is the medical term meaning "to spread."
What is a tumor that doesnt matastasize called?
A benign tumor. Malignant tumors metastasize.
How do maligant tumor cells differ to benige tumor cells?
That a benging tumor does not metastasize.
Why are cancers that metastasize more dangerous than cancers that do not?
because they are malignant and they spread fast
What are the cancer cells called that break free and travel?
This process is called metastasis.
What information does a lymphadenectomy offer?
Removal of the lymph nodes, then, is a way that doctors can determine if a cancer has begun to metastasize.
