Cell Culture Ontology

Last uploaded: July 23, 2014
Preferred Name

metastasis
Synonyms

neoplasm metastasis

tumor metastasis

tumor cell migration

cancer metastasis

Definitions

The spread or migration of cancer cells from one part of the body (where they first appeared) to another. The secondary tumor contains cells that are like those in the original (primary) tumor. [ NCI ]

ID

http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0009708

database_cross_reference

NCIt:C19151

MeSH:D009362

MedDRA:10062194

definition

The spread or migration of cancer cells from one part of the body (where they first appeared) to another. The secondary tumor contains cells that are like those in the original (primary) tumor. [ NCI ]

editor note

A tumor formed by cells that have spread is referred to as a "metastatic tumor" or a "metastasis", but, strictly speaking, “metastasis” refers to the process of cancer cell migration, not to the tumor mass itself.

has_exact_synonym

neoplasm metastasis

tumor metastasis

tumor cell migration

cancer metastasis

label

metastasis

preferred label

metastasis

prefixIRI

efo:EFO_0009708

prefLabel

metastasis

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_1110122

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