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Metastasis
Metastasis is a form of tumor spreading in which tissue from a malignant tumor "travels" to other organs in the body through the bloodstream. The capacity for Metastasis is a characteristic of all malignant tumors. Metastatic brain tumors typically originate from sites other than the brain, most frequently the lung or the breast.
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