Question 1

what is the definition or description of: metastatic carcinoma?

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Outside the cell: When the changes of carcinoma in situ extend outside the bottom  cells which are lined up in levels, it "invades" other parts of the tissue, therefore becoming invasive, ergo cancer.

Question 2

what is the definition or description of: metastatic breast cancer?

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Distant spread: Cancer that has spread from its origin (breast) to any other location (lymph nodes, bones, organs, etc.) outside of the primary site.

Question 3

what does metastatic mean?

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Spreading: Metastatic refers to the point that the cancer has spread from where it originated.  For example, if someone has colon cancer in their liver, then that person's cancer spread form the colon to the liver and hence is metastatic.

Question 4

differance between locally advanced and metastatic?

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Stage.: A cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes draining the area of a cancer might still be cured by surgery if all the lymph nodes can be removed along with the primary tumor, and if there is further spread of disease.  This is "locally advanced."  chemotherapy and/or radiation might be given after surgery to increase the cure rate.  Metastatic cancer, beyond the nodes, is not curable by surgery.

Question 5

what is scattered foci?

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In what context?: What kind of test results are you referencing?  MRI?  There is not enough information to answer the question.

Question 6

what does "stage 4 metastatic" mean?

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Metastatic: The stage 4 metastatic mean the cancer spread all over the body.

Question 7

can i have a metastatic tumor without a primary?

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Yes: There is a small group of tumors that are well recognized where the primary site is not found. Current pathology techniques have decreased the number of such cases, but they still occur.

Question 8

please answer! what does stage 4 in metastatic mean?

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Metastatic: Stage 4 cancer means that it has spread to a different part of the body than it originally started.

Question 9

what does the word disseminated mean in disseminated metastatic osteosarcoma?

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Metastatic: Disseminated suggests the cancer is in multiple areas of the body.  Hope this helps.  Essentially the same as metastatic.

Question 10

what's a metastatic adenopathy of the left neck?

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Malignant: Usually refers to cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes.  For example, cancers of the head and neck (tonsil, larynx, mouth, sinus) can have involvement of nodes in the neck.  If they do this typically suggest local spread and may require additional therapy, such as chemotherapy and radiation.  Hope this helps.  Other cancers can spread to the neck as well.

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