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What is the difference between metastasis and metastases?

Answer» TION:In metastasis, cancer cells break away from the original (primary) tumor, travel through the blood or LYMPH system, and FORM a new tumor in other ORGANS or tissues of the body. The new, metastatic tumor is the same type of cancer as the primary tumor. ... The plural form of metastasis is METASTASES (meh-TAS-tuh-SEEZ).


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