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US
/ˌmɛtəˈstætɪk/
]
[ UK /mˌɛtəstˈætɪk/ ]
[ UK /mˌɛtəstˈætɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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relating to or affected by metastasis
metastatic growth
How To Use metastatic In A Sentence
- These tumors are highly aggressive, with most deaths related to hepatic failure, massive hemorrhage, or metastatic disease.
- The angiographic findings in a case of metastatic meningeal carcinomatosis and a case of primary meningeal sarcomatosis are presented.
- The blood test measures circulating levels of the HER - 2 / neu oncoprotein to help oncologists treat patients with metastatic breast cancer.
- Metastatic prostatic and transitional cell carcinomas were present in a single obturator lymph node.
- It is also appropriate to investigate for metastatic infection or distant sources of hematogenous dissemination of infection such as infected aneurysm, skin lesions, septic phlebitis, and osteomyelitis.
- It is also defined as "metastatic," and no cure to date! Nancy Davis: 40 Years and Still Waiting?
- Metastatic tumor was also found in the thyroid gland, pericardium, myocardium, bilateral lungs, diaphragm, bilateral kidneys, and liver.
- Unlike carcinomas, metastatic sarcomas generally occur deeper and may not ulcerate the mucosa.
- The diagnosis of a metastatic follicular carcinoma prompted a repeat computed topographic scan and ultrasound of the larger cystic renal mass to rule out synchronous involvement of the kidney.
- Metastatic disease was suspected, and the cerebellar lesion was excised surgically.