metastasis
metastasis
Definition
me·tas·ta·sis (mə tas′tə sis)
noun pl. -·ses′-sēz′
- Rare change of form or matter; transformation
- Med. the spread of disease from one part of the body to another unrelated to it, as in the transfer of the cells of a malignant tumor by way of the bloodstream or lymphatics
Etymology: ModL < LL, a passing over, transition < Gr < methistanai, to place in another way, change < meta, after (see meta-) + histanai, to place (see stand)
met′a·stat′ic (met′ə stat′ik) adjective
met′a·stat′i·cally adverb
metastasis
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- detect: The smallest detected metastasis was a micrometastasis with a diameter of 0.9 cm.
- treat: In patients with regional lymph node metastases treated by nodal resection, it was less likely to recur than did radiotherapy.
Adjective modifier
- nodal: Those without clinical evidence of nodal metastases avoided a neck dissection.
- mediastinal: AB - BACKGROUND: Mediastinal lymph node metastases have rarely been reported in patients with pancreatic cancer.
- osteolytic: This plain pelvic x-ray shows multiple osteolytic bone metastases.
- hepatic: It should be noted that GIST patients may have hepatic metastases which could lead to hepatic impairment.
- bony: Pain due to bony metastases is usually localized, except where there is associated nerve involvement or damage.
- distant: Clearly, the detection of distant metastases will preclude further attempts at radical surgery.
Noun used with modifier
- lymph: ABIs in excess of 0.2 in the primary tumor showed a decrease in the corresponding lymph node metastases.
- node: Modified neck dissection should be considered for all with clinical evidence of node metastases.
- liver: RESULTS: There was neither operative mortality nor liver metastasis cases in these cases.
- melanoma: AB - BACKGROUND: Patients with distant melanoma metastases have median survivals of 4 to 8 months.
- bone: Primary bone cancer is much less common than bone metastasis.
- lung: One patient had a minor, brief reduction in lung metastases.
Preposition: in
- node: Metastases in regional lymph nodes were found in 26 patients.
- cancer: In addition, bone represents a relevant site of distant metastasis in breast cancer.
- patient: The initial diagnosis was bone metastases in five patients.
Preposition: of
- carcinoma: The mean age of patients with ovarian metastasis of squamous cell carcinoma was 57.4 years, compared to 50.2 years for adenocarcinoma.
Preposition: from
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