Metastases

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
METS
Pronunciation
/mɪˈtæstəsiz/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Oncology

Examples in Context

  1. The most important use of liver scanning in surgical patients is detection of hepatic metastases.
  2. The findings were confirmed in sections of melanoma primary tumors and metastases.
  3. Diagnosis and follow-up of bone metastases in breast cancer patients usually rely on symptoms and imaging studies.
  4. Conclusion The expression of MT is related with the depth of carcinoma tissue infiltration and lymph node metastases.
  5. Virtually all bone metastases are from carcinomas.

Other meanings of METS