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growing at the anatomical site where tumor progression began and proceeded to yield a cancerous mass. Most solid
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is cancer that is determined to be at the metastatic stage, but a primary tumor cannot be identified.
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for example, even after they have spread to other parts of the body.
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Most cancers continue to be called after their primary site, as in
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or spread to other parts of the body. These further tumors are
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develop at their primary site but may then go on to
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Index

tumor
cancers
metastasize
secondary tumors
breast cancer
lung cancer
Cancer of unknown primary origin
ISBN
978-0-8153-4076-8
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tumors
cancer
oncology
Benign tumors
Hyperplasia
Cyst
Pseudocyst
Hamartoma
Dysplasia
Carcinoma in situ
Cancer
Metastasis
Primary tumor
Sentinel lymph node
Head and neck
oral
oropharyngeal
laryngeal

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