Medical Definition of Liver metastases
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The spread of cancerous tumours from a distant organ to the liver. Due to the livers tremendous blood and lymphatic supply it is a frequent site for metastatic cancer.
Cancers which commonly metastasize to the liver include colon cancer, breast cancer, neuroblastoma, lung cancer and Hodgkin's disease.
(14 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Liver Metastases
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