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Metastasis facts for kids

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Metastasis is what happens when cancer spreads from its original place to another part of the body. Cancer cells spread from the original site to other places in the body by traveling through the bloodstream. When the cancer cells stick to a new place in the body, they grow and form another tumor there. Metastasis makes cures more difficult, or in many cases impossible.


Images for kids

  • Lymph node with metastatic melanoma

    Lymph node with almost complete replacement by metastatic melanoma. The brown pigment is focal deposition of melanin

  • Pulmonary metastases shown on Chest X-Ray

    Pulmonary metastases shown on Chest X-Ray

  • Lymph node with papillary thyroid carcinoma

    Micrograph of thyroid cancer (papillary thyroid carcinoma) in a lymph node of the neck. H&E stain

  • MultipleLiverMets2008

    CT image of multiple liver metastases

  • LungMets2008

    CT image of a lung metastasis

  • Adenocarcinoma liver metastasis

    Metastasis proven by liver biopsy (tumor (adenocarcinoma)—lower two-thirds of image). H&E stain.

  • MetstoBrain(LungPri)Mark

    Metastases from the lungs to the brain

  • Metstopancrease

    Metastases from the lungs to the pancreas

See also

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