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metastases - spread of malignant tumors to other body sites Definition for metastases Metastasis (Greek: change of the state), sometimes abbreviated Mets, is the spread of cancer from its primary site to other places in the body (e.g., brain, liver). Cancer cells can break away from a primary tumor, penetrate into lymphatic and blood vessels, circulate through the bloodstream, and grow in a distant focus (metastasize) in normal tissues elsewhere in the body. some common symptoms cough pain in back rash on arm(s) right upper quadrant abdominal pain some related diagnoses 1 - 7 of 30 diagnoses malignancy bronchogenic carcinoma Hodgkin's lymphoma cervical cancer pulmonary embolism multiple myeloma esophageal carcinoma   more do i have 'metastases'? In addition the following diagnostic tests might be need to help verify the diagnosis: diagnostic test search results for 'metastases' 1 - 5 of 140 diagnostic tests Biopsy metastases and Biopsy Biopsy skin metastases and Biopsy skin Bladder tumor antigen (BTA) metastases and Bladder tumor antigen (BTA) Brush Cytology metastases and Brush Cytology Chromosomal analysis metastases and Chromosomal analysis Cytodiagnosis metastases and Cytodiagnosis Double-contrast barium enema metastases and Double-contrast barium enema Electron Microscopy metastases and Electron Microscopy Endometrial biopsy metastases and Endometrial biopsy Endoscopic Biopsy metastases and Endoscopic Biopsy Flow Cytometry metastases and Flow Cytometry Frozen Section metastases and Frozen Section Immuno-histochemistry metastases and Immuno-histochemistry Incisional Biopsy metastases and Incisional Biopsy Laparotomy metastases and Laparotomy Lymph node biopsy metastases and Lymph node biopsy Molecular Genetic Studies metastases and Molecular Genetic Studies Needle Biopsy metastases and Needle Biopsy Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) PSA metastases and Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Serum Prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP) metastases and Serum Prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP) Serum thyroglobulin (TG) metastases and Serum thyroglobulin (TG) Abdominal CAT Scan metastases and Abdominal CAT Scan Abdominal MRI MRI of abdominal contents metastases and Abdominal MRI BUN metastases and BUN Beta-2 microglobulin metastases and Beta-2 microglobulin Brain MRI metastases and Brain MRI CT Pelvis metastases and CT Pelvis CT bones metastases and CT bones CT brain metastases and CT brain CT chest metastases and CT chest CT colonography (virtual CT colonoscopy) metastases and CT colonography (virtual CT colonoscopy) CT larynx metastases and CT larynx CT oral cavity metastases and CT oral cavity CT orbit metastases and CT orbit CT testicles metastases and CT testicles Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) metastases and Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Cerebrospinal Fluid analysis metastases and Cerebrospinal Fluid analysis Clinical breast exam (CBE) metastases and Clinical breast exam (CBE) Colonoscopy Colonoscopy metastases and Colonoscopy Complete Blood Count metastases and Complete Blood Count Complete metabolic panel metastases and Complete metabolic panel Cytokine Assay metastases and Cytokine Assay Digital rectal exam (DRE) metastases and Digital rectal exam (DRE) Endoscopy metastases and Endoscopy Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) metastases and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) Estrogen receptors metastases and Estrogen receptors Fecal Occult Blood Tests Test for occult blood in stool metastases and Fecal Occult Blood Tests Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Flexible Sigmoidoscopy metastases and Flexible Sigmoidoscopy HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin metastases and HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin Histochemical Stains metastases and Histochemical Stains Image Cytometry metastases and Image Cytometry Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) metastases and Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) Laparoscopy Minimally invasive surgery metastases and Laparoscopy Liver Function Tests elevated liver enzymes metastases and Liver Function Tests Lumbar Puncture metastases and Lumbar Puncture Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Chest metastases and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Chest Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Oral cavity metastases and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Oral cavity Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Orbit metastases and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Orbit Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Pelvis metastases and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Pelvis Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Testicles metastases and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Testicles Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) larynx metastases and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) larynx Mammogram Mammogram metastases and Mammogram Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) metastases and Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) Nuclear imaging metastases and Nuclear imaging Papanicolaou smear metastases and Papanicolaou smear Plasma uric acid metastases and Plasma uric acid Scrape cytology metastases and Scrape cytology Serum Calcitonin metastases and Serum Calcitonin Serum Creatinine metastases and Serum Creatinine Serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) metastases and Serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) Ultrasonography Ultrasound metastases and Ultrasonography Urinalysis Examination of urine to detect disease metastases and Urinalysis serum immunoglobulins metastases and serum immunoglobulins stool DNA test (sDNA) metastases and stool DNA test (sDNA) Self Exam Breast Cancer Self-Exam metastases and Self Exam Fecal Immunochemical Test metastases and Fecal Immunochemical Test Tissue polypeptide antigen (TPA) metastases and Tissue polypeptide antigen (TPA) progesterone receptors metastases and progesterone receptors CA 125 (cancer antigen 125) metastases and CA 125 (cancer antigen 125) CA 15-3 (cancer antigen 15.3) metastases and CA 15-3 (cancer antigen 15.3) CA 19-9 (cancer antigen 19-9) metastases and CA 19-9 (cancer antigen 19-9) CA 27.29 ((cancer antigen 27.29) metastases and CA 27.29 ((cancer antigen 27.29) CA 72-4 (cancer antigen 72-4) metastases and CA 72-4 (cancer antigen 72-4) Serum TA-90 metastases and Serum TA-90 Thoracoscopy metastases and Thoracoscopy Tumor markers metastases and Tumor markers Lipid associated sialic acid in plasma (LASA-P) metastases and Lipid associated sialic acid in plasma (LASA-P) serum protein S-100 B metastases and serum protein S-100 B Mediastinoscopy metastases and Mediastinoscopy CT scan metastases and CT scan Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) metastases and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) NMP22® BladderChek® Test metastases and NMP22® BladderChek® Test Array genomic hybridization metastases and Array genomic hybridization Breast Self Exams metastases and Breast Self Exams CT Guided Needle Biopsy metastases and CT Guided Needle Biopsy CT adrenal gland metastases and CT adrenal gland CT lumbosacral spine metastases and CT lumbosacral spine CT spleen metastases and CT spleen CT subcutaneous tissues metastases and CT subcutaneous tissues CT temporal bone(s) metastases and CT temporal bone(s) Cerebrospinal Fluid opening pressure metastases and Cerebrospinal Fluid opening pressure Cervical mediastinoscopy metastases and Cervical mediastinoscopy Chest X-ray Radiological technique to image the chest metastases and Chest X-ray FDG PET scan metastases and FDG PET scan HRCT (High Resolution Computed Tomography) chest metastases and HRCT (High Resolution Computed Tomography) chest Immunocytochemistry metastases and Immunocytochemistry Inferior vena cavography metastases and Inferior vena cavography Interferon Assay metastases and Interferon Assay Interleukin levels metastases and Interleukin levels Laparoscopy with biopsy metastases and Laparoscopy with biopsy Lymphoscintigraphy metastases and Lymphoscintigraphy Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) female pelvis metastases and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) female pelvis Mediastinoscopy with Biopsy metastases and Mediastinoscopy with Biopsy Mediastinotomy metastases and Mediastinotomy Percutaneous needle biopsy metastases and Percutaneous needle biopsy Pleural biopsy metastases and Pleural biopsy Serum Albumin type of protein in human plasma metastases and Serum Albumin Serum bone-specific alkaline phosphatase metastases and Serum bone-specific alkaline phosphatase Serum chromogranin A metastases and Serum chromogranin A Serum ionized calcium metastases and Serum ionized calcium Sigmoidoscopy Flexible Sigmoidoscopy metastases and Sigmoidoscopy Smear for acanthocytes metastases and Smear for acanthocytes Spiral CT metastases and Spiral CT Thoracic ultrasound metastases and Thoracic ultrasound Ultrasonography neck metastases and Ultrasonography neck Ultrasonography tip of central venous catheter metastases and Ultrasonography tip of central venous catheter Ultrasound lymph node metastases and Ultrasound lymph node X-rays metastases and X-rays blood levels of chemotherapeutic agents metastases and blood levels of chemotherapeutic agents cyclosporin level metastases and cyclosporin level optic nerve decompression metastases and optic nerve decompression serum electrolytes metastases and serum electrolytes short inversion imaging recovery (STIR) metastases and short inversion imaging recovery (STIR) splenic aspirate metastases and splenic aspirate technetium-99m MDP scan metastases and technetium-99m MDP scan technetium-99m scintigraphy metastases and technetium-99m scintigraphy ultrasound adrenal gland metastases and ultrasound adrenal gland ultrasound axilla metastases and ultrasound axilla ultrasound groin metastases and ultrasound groin vertebral biopsy metastases and vertebral biopsy for more please login, login is free (click to login) therapeutic procedures for 'metastases'? Managing or treating a diseases should always be determined by a patients health care provider. Below is a list of associated therapeutic procedures or medications for metastases: therapeutic procedure search results for 'metastases' 1 - 5 of 37 therapeutic procedures rankings are computer generated. please consult your health care provider. Chemotherapy Use of chemical substances to treat disease metastases and Chemotherapy Radiation Therapy Use of ionizing radiation or xrays for medical imaging or to treat cancer metastases and Radiation Therapy Immunotherapy metastases and Immunotherapy Targeted therapies metastases and Targeted therapies surgical intervention metastases and surgical intervention cancer vaccines metastases and cancer vaccines monoclonal antibodies metastases and monoclonal antibodies Endoscopy metastases and Endoscopy Excision biopsy metastases and Excision biopsy Laparoscopy Minimally invasive surgery metastases and Laparoscopy Mitotic inhibitors metastases and Mitotic inhibitors Laparotomy metastases and Laparotomy Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor metastases and Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor Thoracotomy metastases and Thoracotomy Incisional Biopsy metastases and Incisional Biopsy Lymphokine-activated killer cell therapy metastases and Lymphokine-activated killer cell therapy Keyhole limpet hemocyanin metastases and Keyhole limpet hemocyanin Incomplete Freund's adjuvant metastases and Incomplete Freund's adjuvant Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) metastases and Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) Brachytherapy Sealed source radiotherapy metastases and Brachytherapy Cervical mediastinoscopy metastases and Cervical mediastinoscopy Chemoembolization metastases and Chemoembolization Debulking of Tumor metastases and Debulking of Tumor Embolization metastases and Embolization Endoscopic surgery metastases and Endoscopic surgery External Beam Radiation metastases and External Beam Radiation Hepatic lobectomy metastases and Hepatic lobectomy Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) metastases and Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery metastases and MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery Ommaya reservoir placement metastases and Ommaya reservoir placement Targeted Fusion Protein Therapy metastases and Targeted Fusion Protein Therapy cyclosporin level metastases and cyclosporin level optic nerve decompression metastases and optic nerve decompression percutaneous radiofrequency ablation metastases and percutaneous radiofrequency ablation radiosurgery metastases and radiosurgery samarium therapy metastases and samarium therapy strontium therapy metastases and strontium therapy for more please login, login is free (click to login) medications search results for 'metastases' 1 - 5 of 81 medications rankings are computer generated. please consult your health care provider.   estrogens metastases and estrogens   tamoxifen metastases and tamoxifen   paclitaxel metastases and paclitaxel   doxorubicin metastases and doxorubicin   cyclophosphamide metastases and cyclophosphamide   Corticosteroids metastases and Corticosteroids   docetaxel metastases and docetaxel   differentiating agents metastases and differentiating agents   irinotecan metastases and irinotecan   methotrexate metastases and methotrexate   anti tumor antibiotics metastases and anti tumor antibiotics   gemcitabine metastases and gemcitabine   Bevacizumab metastases and Bevacizumab   Trastuzumab metastases and Trastuzumab   capecitabine metastases and capecitabine   vincristine metastases and vincristine   Cetuximab metastases and Cetuximab   thalidomide metastases and thalidomide   bleomycin metastases and bleomycin   erlotinib metastases and erlotinib   vinblastine metastases and vinblastine   melphalan metastases and melphalan   Alkylating agents metastases and Alkylating agents   5-fluorouracil (a.k.a 5-fluorouracil, 5-FU) metastases and 5-fluorouracil   epirubicin metastases and epirubicin   gefitinib metastases and gefitinib   Rituximab metastases and Rituximab   ifosfamide metastases and ifosfamide   temozolomide metastases and temozolomide   vinorelbine metastases and vinorelbine   antimetabolites metastases and antimetabolites   mitomycin-C metastases and mitomycin-C   Topoisomerase inhibitors metastases and Topoisomerase inhibitors   bortezomib metastases and bortezomib   topotecan metastases and topotecan   letrozole metastases and letrozole   Mitoxantrone metastases and Mitoxantrone   anastrozole metastases and anastrozole   tretinoin metastases and tretinoin   pemetrexed metastases and pemetrexed   cytarabine metastases and cytarabine   fludarabine metastases and fludarabine   arsenic trioxide metastases and arsenic trioxide   flutamide metastases and flutamide   exemestane metastases and exemestane   daunorubicin metastases and daunorubicin   goserelin metastases and goserelin   bicalutamide metastases and bicalutamide   estramustine metastases and estramustine   busulfan metastases and busulfan   leuprolide metastases and leuprolide   fulvestrant metastases and fulvestrant   thiotepa metastases and thiotepa   actinomycin-D metastases and actinomycin-D   chlorambucil metastases and chlorambucil   lenalidomide metastases and lenalidomide   Panitumumab metastases and Panitumumab   toremifene metastases and toremifene   lomustine metastases and lomustine   megestrol acetate metastases and megestrol acetate   Alemtuzumab metastases and Alemtuzumab   idarubicin metastases and idarubicin   ixabepilone metastases and ixabepilone   teniposide metastases and teniposide   etoposide (a.k.a etoposide, VP-16) metastases and etoposide   dacarbazine (a.k.a dacarbazine, DTIC) metastases and dacarbazine   streptozocin metastases and streptozocin   mechlorethamine metastases and mechlorethamine   carmustine (a.k.a carmustine, BCNU) metastases and carmustine   Ibritumomab tiuxetan metastases and Ibritumomab tiuxetan   L-asparaginase metastases and L-asparaginase   bexarotene metastases and bexarotene   dexamethasone (a.k.a dexamethasone, Decadron) metastases and dexamethasone   Tositumomab metastases and Tositumomab   Gemtuzumab ozogamicin metastases and Gemtuzumab ozogamicin   methylprednisolone (a.k.a methylprednisolone, Solumedrol) metastases and methylprednisolone   Dinitrophenyl metastases and Dinitrophenyl   altretamine metastases and altretamine   6-mercaptopurine (a.k.a 6-mercaptopurine, 6-MP) metastases and 6-mercaptopurine   matinib metastases and matinib   nilutamde metastases and nilutamde for more please login, login is free (click to login) web search results for metastases Web (All)  |  Treatment  |  Drugs  |  Tests  |  Research  |  Diet Results 1 - 50 - metastases Bone metastases Bone metastases usually are caused by hematogenous spread of malignant cells. ... Spinal metastases represent a more difficult problem. ... http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/103857.html   cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk - summary MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Liver metastases Liver metastases is cancer that has spread to the liver from somewhere else in the body. ... Kemeny N, Kemeny M, Dawson L. Liver metastases. ... http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000277.htm   www.nlm.nih.gov - summary Liver metastases Liver metastases is cancer that has spread to the liver from somewhere else in the body. ... Kemeny N, Kemeny M, Dawson L. Liver metastases. ... http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/infectiousdiseases/Liver-metastases.htm   adam.about.com - summary Skin integrity changes secondary to cutaneous metastases Association of cutaneous metastases is positively correlated with incidence ... For example, cutaneous metastases occur most frequently among women with breast ... http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/304277.html   cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk - summary New Hope for Patients with Brain Metastases on Yahoo! Health Until now there have been no chemotherapies or targeted biologic therapies that could cross the blood-brain barrier and fight cancers that have spread http://health.yahoo.com/experts/breastcancer/5106/new-hope-f...   health.yahoo.com - summary MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Adrenal metastases, CT scan Skip navigation. Medical Encyclopedia. Adrenal metastases, CT scan. This CT scan of the upper abdomen shows an adrenal metastasis (spreading of a ... http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/1146.htm   www.nlm.nih.gov - summary Lung metastases There is an extensive surgical experience with resection of pulmonary metastases. Goals for resection of metastases are: (1) cure of the disease or (2) increase ... http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/103855.html   cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk - summary MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Liver metastases, CT scan Skip navigation. Medical Encyclopedia. Liver metastases, CT scan. A CT scan of the upper abdomen showing multiple metastasis (cancer that has ... http://www.nlm.nih.gov/MEDLINEPLUS/ency/imagepages/1180.htm   www.nlm.nih.gov - summary ACS :: What Is Bone Metastasis? When there are 2 or more metastatic tumors, we call them metastases. ... Sometimes, no metastases are seen when the cancer is first found. ... http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_Is...   www.cancer.org - summary WBRT/SRS for Metastases WBRT/SRS for Metastases. CCF IRB CC248. RTOG 0574. Full Title ... to three presumed brain metastases from a histologically confirmed extracerebral ... http://my.clevelandclinic.org/research/clinical_trials/brain_tumor/0574.aspx   my.clevelandclinic.org - summary Adult Brain Tumors This classification is based on the World Health Organization (WHO) ... Patchell RA: The management of brain metastases. Cancer Treat Rev 29 (6): 533-40, 2003. ... http://www.webmd.com/cancer/brain-cancer/tc/brain-tumors-adu...   www.webmd.com - summary Radiation Exposure Linked to Thyroid Cancer - Cancer Information ... Information on many different cancers includes symptoms, cancer ... Have distant metastases -- 9% vs. 2%. To have thyroid cancer at follow-up -- 8% vs. 3 ... http://www.medicinenet.com/guide.asp?s=rss&k=DailyHealth&a=99504   www.medicinenet.com - summary ACS :: How Is Bone Metastasis Diagnosed? Sometimes, bone metastases are found before they have a chance to cause any symptoms. ... These are called osteolytic or lytic metastases. ... http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3X_How_is_...   www.cancer.org - summary Cancer - Breast Cancer Glossary Definitions of breast cancer-related terms used in this Web site. ... Metastases. When cancer spreads to another location in the body. ... http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/glossary.htm   www.cdc.gov - summary Metastatic Bone Tumors: Tumors of Bones and Joints: Merck Manual ... Any bone may be involved with metastases. ... MRI are highly sensitive for specific metastases. However, if metastases are suspected, a radionuclide whole-body ... http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec04/ch044/ch044d.html   www.merck.com - summary Small Cell Lung Cancer Staging procedures are important in distinguishing patients who have disease limited to their thorax from those who have distant metastases. Determining the stage ... http://www.webmd.com/lung-cancer/tc/lung-cancer-small-cell-t...   www.webmd.com - summary ACS :: Targeted Bone Therapy May Aid Prostate Cancer Survival Patients with advanced prostate cancer who respond to chemotherapy may have a better chance at survival if they undergo therapy targeted at bone metastases, ... http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Targeted_...   www.cancer.org - summary Urethral Cancer Female posterior urethral cancer Lesions of the posterior or entire urethra are usually associated with invasion and a high incidence of pelvic nodal metastases. ... http://www.webmd.com/cancer/bladder-cancer/tc/urethral-cance...   www.webmd.com - summary Diseases and Conditions Encyclopedia : Discovery Health Metastasis is the spread of cancer cells from the original site of the tumor ... Many people have tiny metastases that cannot be seen at the time of diagnosis. ... http://health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/illnesses.html?article=2549   health.discovery.com - summary Introduction: Intracranial and Spinal Tumors: Merck Manual Professional Metastases. Children. Cerebellar astrocytomas and medulloblastomas. Ependymomas ... neuroimaging, and chest x-rays (for a source of metastases) should be done. ... http://merck.com/mmpe/sec16/ch225/ch225a.html   merck.com - summary ACS :: Contemporary Results of Anatomic Radical Prostatectomy ... may be beneficial in patients with microscopic lymph node metastases. ... Pelvic Lymph Node Metastases ... a potential source of future distant metastases. ... http://www.cancer.org/docroot/pub/content/pub_3_8x_contempor...   www.cancer.org - summary Index: ME: Merck Manual Professional Metastases. see also names and sites of specific cancers ... Cancers Affecting the Retina: Choroidal metastases. Metatarsal fracture ... http://www.merck.com/mmpe/index/ind_me.html   www.merck.com - summary Thyroid cancer The presence of lymph node metastases does not worsen the prognosis. ... Metastases to regional lymph nodes are found in about 50% of cases. ... http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/101252.html   cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk - summary Colon Cancer Note: Some citations in the text of this section are followed by a level of ... Resection of liver metastases in selected metastatic patients (5-year cure rate ... http://www.webmd.com/colorectal-cancer/tc/colon-cancer-treat...   www.webmd.com - summary Bladder Cancer: Genitourinary Cancer: Merck Manual Professional ... and chest x-ray are done to determine tumor extent and evaluate for metastases. ... Metastases require chemotherapy, which is frequently effective but rarely ... http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec17/ch241/ch241b.html   www.merck.com - summary Carcinoid syndrome and carcinoid tumor information on MedicineNet.com Carcinoid tumors often have no symptoms, however, they may cause carcnoid syndrome. ... ( The distant tumors are called metastases. ... http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=47073&page=2   www.medicinenet.com - summary Islet cell carcinoma ... of pain relief from bone metastases, radiation therapy has a limited role in this disease. ... Liver metastases: liver resection where possible. 7. ... http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/100790.html   cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk - summary ACS :: Radiation Therapy Radiation therapy uses high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells. ... most often used to treat a primary lung cancer or its metastases to other organs. ... http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4x_Radiati...   www.cancer.org - summary Bronchial Adenoma The term bronchial adenoma describes a diverse group of tumors arising from mucous glands and ducts of the trachea ... distant metastases following surgical ... http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/bronchial-adenoma?page=3   www.webmd.com - summary Carcinoid Syndrome: Carcinoid Tumors: Merck Manual Professional Information for doctors from this online textbook. ... For patients with hepatic metastases, surgery is only diagnostic or palliative, ... http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec12/ch161/ch161b.html   www.merck.com - summary Imaging Advance Tracks Prostate Cancer - Cancer Information (Cancers ... Information on many different cancers includes symptoms, cancer detection ... Finding these tiny metastases in the pelvic lymph nodes is key to making future ... http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=91038   www.medicinenet.com - summary Brain metastases Radiotherapy is the primary treatment of brain metastases. ... Higher doses may be considered for patients whose systemic metastases are controlled. ... http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/103854.html   cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk - summary Adult Brain Tumors Surgical removal is recommended for most types of brain tumors,in most locations,and their removal should be as ... of brain metastases. Cancer Treat Rev ... http://www.webmd.com/cancer/brain-cancer/tc/brain-tumors-adu...   www.webmd.com - summary Metastasectomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Actual 10-year survival after resection of colorectal liver metastases defines cure" ... surgical therapy for hepatic colorectal metastases: is there a limit? ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metastasectomy   en.wikipedia.org - summary THE MERCK MANUAL OF GERIATRICS, Ch. 101, Urinary Tract Tumors Other malignant renal tumors include lymphoma and metastases. ... organ site can be affected, the most common sites of metastases are the lungs, ... http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mm_geriatrics/sec12/ch101.jsp   www.merck.com - summary CancerLIT: 703115 ... B TI - Rare presentation of small bowel leiomyosarcoma with liver metastases. ... was free haemorrhage into the abdominal cavity and concomitant liver metastases. ... http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/cancerlit/703115.html   cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk - summary Endometrial Cancer Note: Separate PDQ summaries on Uterine Sarcoma Treatment,Screening for ... Of the cases with aortic node metastases, 98% were in patients with positive ... http://www.webmd.com/cancer/cervical-cancer/tc/endometrial-c...   www.webmd.com - summary ACS :: Staging Staging is the process of finding out how much cancer ... M1 means that distant metastases were found (the cancer has spread to distant organs or tissues) ... http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_1_2X_Staging.asp   www.cancer.org - summary Pancreatic Cancer, the Silent Disease on MedicineNet.com Read about a MedicineNet doctor-editor's struggle with pancreatic cancer, and get the facts about the symptoms, diagnosis, ... of the liver metastases. ... http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=84931&page=2   www.medicinenet.com - summary Metastasis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The spread of metastases may occur via the blood or the lymphatics or through both routes. The most common places for the metastases to occur are the lungs, liver, ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metastasis   en.wikipedia.org - summary CDC - Catheter-Related Bacteremia due to Streptomyces in a Patient ... ... progressed; she underwent bilateral mastectomies and bone metastases developed. ... management of pain due to diffuse bone metastases and eventually died. ... http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol7no6/carey.htm   www.cdc.gov - summary CancerLIT: 704165 AB - CONTEXT: The development of metastases is the most notable characteristic ... Patients with distant metastases at presentation had inferior survival compared ... http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/cancerlit/704165.html   cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk - summary Lung cancer, small cell: Treatment - Health Professional Information ... This PDQ cancer information summary for health professionals provides comprehensive, peer-reviewed, evidence-based ... with distant metastases (M1) are ... http://health.yahoo.com/lungcancer-treatment/lung-cancer-sma...   health.yahoo.com - summary MedlinePlus: Radiation Exposure Linked to Aggressive Thyroid Cancers ... percent were alive with distant metastases, 4 percent had died of their cancer, ... Have distant metastases -- 9 percent vs. 2 percent. ... http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_83132.html   www.nlm.nih.gov - summary THE MERCK MANUAL OF GERIATRICS, Ch. 113, Gastrointestinal Tumors Hepatic metastases are found at autopsy in 30 to 50% of cancer patients. ... surgery are limited to major resection for colorectal metastases; thus, it is ... http://www.merck.com/mkgr/mmg/sec13/ch113/ch113g.jsp   www.merck.com - summary ACS :: Adjuvant Therapy of Colon Cancer Also, the results, in terms of overall benefit and decrease in liver metastases, were mixed. ... effect but not a significant impact on hepatic metastases. ... http://www.cancer.org/docroot/pub/content/pub_3_8x_adjuvant_...   www.cancer.org - summary Prostate cancer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ... information in the assessment of possible lymph node metastases ... External beam radiation therapy directed at bone metastases may provide pain relief. ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostate_cancer   en.wikipedia.org - summary Breast Cancer: Breast Disorders: Merck Manual Professional Treatment of metastases increases median survival by 6 mo or longer. ... If metastases are asymptomatic, there is no proof that treatment substantially ... http://merck.com/mmpe/sec18/ch253/ch253e.html   merck.com - summary Ewing's sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) ... combined lung and bone/bone marrow metastases have a less than 15% cure ... All patients with pulmonary metastases should undergo whole lung radiation, even ... http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/100021.html   cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk - summary Skin Cancer, Melanoma - Exams and Tests - Yahoo! Health A physical exam of skin is used to evaluate the ... for possible metastases (spread of ... may be used to identify metastases in other parts of the body, ... http://health.yahoo.com/skincancer-diagnosis/skin-cancer-mel...   health.yahoo.com - summary show more 1  2