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Meaning of secondary lung cancer
cancer that has spread to the lungs from another part of the body
Etymology of secondary lung cancer
The term "secondary lung cancer" is derived from the Latin words "secundus" meaning "second" and "cancer" meaning "crab", referring to the disease's ability to spread and metastasize
The word "metastasis" comes from the Greek words "meta" meaning "beyond" and "stasis" meaning "a standing", describing the cancer's ability to spread beyond its original site
Synonyms
metastatic lung cancer
secondary pulmonary cancer
metastatic pulmonary tumor
lung metastasis
pulmonary metastasis
secondary tumor
metastatic disease
advanced cancer
stage IV cancer
metastasized cancer
cancer spread
malignant tumor
metastatic lesion
secondary malignancy
cancer recurrence
metastatic growth
pulmonary metastatic disease
secondary lung tumor
metastatic lung disease
cancer metastasis
metastatic cancer cells
secondary cancer
metastasized tumor
pulmonary cancer spread
metastatic lung tumor
secondary pulmonary tumor
metastatic disease spread
cancer metastatic spread
Definitions
- Cancer that has spread to the lungs from another primary site, such as the breast, colon, or kidney
- * A type of cancer that originates in another organ and metastasizes to the lungs
Usage Examples
- The patient was diagnosed with secondary lung cancer that had originated from a primary tumor in the breast
- * Secondary lung cancer is often more difficult to treat than primary lung cancer
- * The doctor explained that the secondary lung cancer had spread from the colon and was now in an advanced stage
Antonyms
primary lung cancer
benign tumor
non-metastatic cancer
localized cancer
early stage cancer
stage I cancer
stage II cancer
stage III cancer
limited disease
localized tumor
benign growth
non-cancerous tumor
primary tumor
localized malignancy
early cancer
stage 0 cancer
in situ cancer
pre-cancerous lesion