Encyclopedia of Cancer

2009 Edition
| Editors: Manfred Schwab

Secondary Cancer Site

Reference work entry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-47648-1_5199

Definition

The discontinuous end location where a metastatic cancer cell grows after it spreads from its primary site. For metastatic breast cancer to the bones, the secondary site is the bones.

 Metastatic Colonization

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