Metastasis

Metastatis

  • Migration of cells from a malignant tumour to a site distant from the primary

 

Routes of Metastasis

  1. Lymphatic
  2. Haematogneous
  3. Transcoelomic - stomach, ovary, colon, pancreas
  4. Perineural - adenoid cystic carcinoma of salivary glands
  5. CSF - medulloblastoma
  6. Iatrogenic - implantation during surgery