Types

 lymphatic dissemination

• nodal metastasis
• carcinomatous lymphangitis

 visceral metastasis

• pulmonary metastasis
• hepatic metastasis
• cerebral metastasis

 osseous metastasis (bone metastasis)

See also

 circulating tumoral cells

References

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