loading...| Preferred Name | metastasis | |
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neoplasm metastasis tumor metastasis tumor cell migration cancer metastasis |
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| 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 ] |
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http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0009708 |
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NCIt:C19151 MeSH:D009362 MedDRA:10062194 |
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| 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 ] |
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| 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. |
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neoplasm metastasis tumor metastasis tumor cell migration cancer metastasis |
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| label |
metastasis |
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| preferred label |
metastasis |
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| prefixIRI |
efo:EFO_0009708 |
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metastasis |
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