extension lymphatique
- Domaine
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- médecine oncologie
Définition :
C'est la dissémination par le système lymphatique des cellules cancéreuses.
Termes :
- extension lymphatique n. f.
- envahissement lymphatique n. m.
Traductions
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anglais
Auteur : Njoume, Paul Epie,Définition
Sometimes cancer spreads through the lymphatic system, a process called lymphatic extension. In this process, cancer cells from the primary growth enter nearby lymph vessels and are deposited in lymph nodes. From the lymph nodes they are then disseminated throughout the body.
Termes :
- lymphatic extension
- lymphatic spread
- lymphatic metastasis