Oligometastasis

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Oligometastasis
TermOligometastasis
Short definitionOligodendroglioma - (pronounced) (AH-lih-goh-DEN-threatening-joy-OH-moo) A rare, slow-growing tumor that starts in oligodendrocytes (cells that cover and protect nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord). Also called oligodendroglial tumor 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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oligometastasis - (pronounced) (AH-lih-goh-meh-TAS-tuh-sis) type of metastasis in which cancer cells from the original (primary) tumor travel through the body and form a small number of new tumors (metastatic tumors) in one or two other parts of the body. For example, cancer cells can spread from the breast to form a new tumor or two in the brain, or spread from the colon to form new tumors in the liver. These types of tumors can be treatable

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