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Metastatic neoplasm

MedGen UID:
422476
Concept ID:
C2939420
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: metastatic disease; Metastatic Neoplasm; metastatic neoplasm; Metastatic Tumor; metastatic tumor; metastatic tumour; Neoplasm, metastatic; Neoplasm, secondary; Tumor, metastatic; Tumor, secondary
SNOMED CT: Neoplasm, metastatic (14799000); Tumor, metastatic (14799000); Neoplasm, secondary (14799000); Tumor, secondary (14799000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0024883

Definition

A tumor that has spread from its original (primary) site of growth to another site, close to or distant from the primary site. Metastasis is characteristic of advanced malignancies, but in rare instances can be seen in neoplasms lacking malignant morphology. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMetastatic neoplasm

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Gold BO, Ghosh A, Goldberg SI, Chino F, Efstathiou JA, Kamran SC
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Ghanem I, Castelo B, Jimenez-Fonseca P, Carmona-Bayonas A, Higuera O, Beato C, García T, Hernández R, Calderon C
Clin Transl Oncol 2020 Mar;22(3):330-336. Epub 2019 May 10 doi: 10.1007/s12094-019-02123-w. PMID: 31077086
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Diagnosis

Kanber Y, Pusztaszeri M, Auger M
Cytopathology 2021 Sep;32(5):562-587. Epub 2021 Jun 3 doi: 10.1111/cyt.12993. PMID: 34033162
Guo M, Yu JJ, Perl AK, Wikenheiser-Brokamp KA, Riccetti M, Zhang EY, Sudha P, Adam M, Potter A, Kopras EJ, Giannikou K, Potter SS, Sherman S, Hammes SR, Kwiatkowski DJ, Whitsett JA, McCormack FX, Xu Y
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Xu KF, Feng R, Cui H, Tian X, Wang H, Zhao J, Huang H, Zhang W, Lo BH
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2016 Jun;37(3):457-67. Epub 2016 May 27 doi: 10.1055/s-0036-1580690. PMID: 27231867
Marchevsky AM, Gupta R, Balzer B
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Therapy

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Prognosis

Damron EP, Dono A, Chafi H, Martir M, Yu TK, Khwaja S, Amsbaugh M, Tandon N, Esquenazi Y, Blanco AI
World Neurosurg 2022 May;161:e210-e219. Epub 2022 Feb 3 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.01.109. PMID: 35123024
Kanber Y, Pusztaszeri M, Auger M
Cytopathology 2021 Sep;32(5):562-587. Epub 2021 Jun 3 doi: 10.1111/cyt.12993. PMID: 34033162
Guo M, Yu JJ, Perl AK, Wikenheiser-Brokamp KA, Riccetti M, Zhang EY, Sudha P, Adam M, Potter A, Kopras EJ, Giannikou K, Potter SS, Sherman S, Hammes SR, Kwiatkowski DJ, Whitsett JA, McCormack FX, Xu Y
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020 Nov 15;202(10):1373-1387. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201912-2445OC. PMID: 32603599Free PMC Article
Ghanem I, Castelo B, Jimenez-Fonseca P, Carmona-Bayonas A, Higuera O, Beato C, García T, Hernández R, Calderon C
Clin Transl Oncol 2020 Mar;22(3):330-336. Epub 2019 May 10 doi: 10.1007/s12094-019-02123-w. PMID: 31077086
Hart WR
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Clinical prediction guides

Damron EP, Dono A, Chafi H, Martir M, Yu TK, Khwaja S, Amsbaugh M, Tandon N, Esquenazi Y, Blanco AI
World Neurosurg 2022 May;161:e210-e219. Epub 2022 Feb 3 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.01.109. PMID: 35123024
Kanber Y, Pusztaszeri M, Auger M
Cytopathology 2021 Sep;32(5):562-587. Epub 2021 Jun 3 doi: 10.1111/cyt.12993. PMID: 34033162
Guo M, Yu JJ, Perl AK, Wikenheiser-Brokamp KA, Riccetti M, Zhang EY, Sudha P, Adam M, Potter A, Kopras EJ, Giannikou K, Potter SS, Sherman S, Hammes SR, Kwiatkowski DJ, Whitsett JA, McCormack FX, Xu Y
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020 Nov 15;202(10):1373-1387. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201912-2445OC. PMID: 32603599Free PMC Article
Ghanem I, Castelo B, Jimenez-Fonseca P, Carmona-Bayonas A, Higuera O, Beato C, García T, Hernández R, Calderon C
Clin Transl Oncol 2020 Mar;22(3):330-336. Epub 2019 May 10 doi: 10.1007/s12094-019-02123-w. PMID: 31077086
Marchevsky AM, Gupta R, Balzer B
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2010 Feb;134(2):194-206. doi: 10.5858/134.2.194. PMID: 20121607

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