Es el movimiento o diseminación de las células cancerosas de un órgano o tejido a otro, por lo general a través del torrente sanguÃneo o del sistema linfático .
Cáncer metastásico; metástasis del cáncer
Ya sea que las células cancerosas hagan metástasis o no a otras partes del cuerpo depende de muchos factores como:
El tratamiento de las metátasis depende del tipo de cáncer y dónde ha hecho metástasis (o hacia dónde se ha propagado).
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