Chapter-08 Cancer Metastases
BOOK TITLE: The Essentials of Clinical Oncology
Author
1. Samuel J
2. Thomas Antony
3. Abraham Jame
ISBN
9788180615139
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10971_8
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2005
Pages
9
Author Affiliations
1.
Hospice, Cochin, India
2.
Prime Medical Center, P.O. Box 5239, Deira, Dubai, UAE
3.
Mary Babb, Randolph Cancer Center, West Virginia, University, Morgantown, USA
Chapter keywords
Cancer metastases,
Dormancy of metastases,
Growth of cancer cells in metastatic sites,
Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH),
Organ specific metastases,
Systemic manifestations of disseminated cancer,
Systemic therapy in metastatic cancer,
Tumor metastasis to regional lymph nodes,
Vascular pathways affect metastatic spread