common sites of metastases Flashcards
1
Q
breast cancer
A
lymph nodes, bone, lung, liver, brain
2
Q
colorectal cancer
A
lymph nodes, liver, lungs
3
Q
prostate cancer
A
lymph nodes, bone
4
Q
ovarian cancer
A
transcoelomic across peritoneal cavity
5
Q
testis
A
retroperitoneal nodes, lung
6
Q
melanoma, kidney, lung cancer
A
lymph nodes and bloodborne metastases to anywhere
7
Q
bone metastases
A
prostate (usually sclerotic), breast (sometimes sclerotic) and most other cancers
8
Q
brain metastases
A
melanoma, lung, kidney, hormone receptor negative breast, aggressive lymphoma subtypes
9
Q
liver and lung
A
most cancers (usually not prostate unless very advanced)
10
Q
skin
A
lung, melanoma, kidney (breast as local recurrence on chest wall)
