Metastatic Breast Cancer
| Title: | Metastatic Breast Cancer |
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| Description: |
Drawing of a female body shows where primary breast cancer may spread, including the brain, lungs, liver, and bones. An inset shows a close-up view of cancer cells spreading from the breast through the blood and lymph system to another part of the body, to form a metastatic tumor. In metastatic breast cancer, cancer cells break away from where they first formed in the breast, travel through the blood and lymph system, and form a new tumor in another part of the body. The cancer cells in the new, metastatic tumor are the same type of cells as those found in the primary breast cancer. |
| Topics/Categories: |
Anatomy -- Breast Cancer Types -- Breast Cancer Cells or Tissue -- Abnormal Cells or Tissue |
| Type: | Color, Medical Illustration (JPEG format) |
| Source: | National Cancer Institute |
| Creator: | Terese Winslow (Illustrator) |
| AV Number: | CDR815227 |
| Date Created: | April 1, 2024 |
| Date Added: | June 11, 2024 |
| Reuse Restrictions: |
Yes - This image is copyright protected. Any use of this image is subject to prevailing copyright laws. U.S. Government has reuse rights. Please contact the rights holder of this image for permission requests.
Rights holder: Terese Winslow Email: terese@teresewinslow.com |