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| Keywords: Metastasis sites for common cancers.svg metastases for common cancer types Primary cancers are denoted by cancer except for skin melanoma and their main metastasis sites are denoted by metastases List of included information The included cancer types are the ones causing most death as per data from the US in 2008 <ref name Jemal> cite journal Jemal A Siegel R Ward E et al Cancer statistics 2008 CA Cancer J Clin 2008 71 �96 58 2 http //caonline amcancersoc org/cgi/content/full/58/2/71 18287387 10 3322/CA 2007 0010 </ref> Lung cancer mainly to adrenal glands brain and bone<ref>http //www atcs jp/pdf/2005_11_6/401 pdf http //www ncbi nlm nih gov/pubmed/16401990 PMID 16401990 Long-term survival cases of lung cancer presented as solitary bone metastasis </ref> Breast cancer mainly to bone liver lung and brain <ref name pmid17158753 > Cite journal Lacroix M Significance detection and markers of disseminated breast cancer cells Endocrine-related Cancer 13 4 1033 �67 2006 December 17158753 10 1677/ERC-06-0001 </ref> Colon cancer mainly to liver <ref>http //www cancer gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Sites-Types/metastatic Metastatic Cancer Questions and Answers fact sheet from the National Cancer Institute Reviewed 09/01/2004</ref> Pancreatic cancer mainly to liver and lungs <ref> http //emedicine medscape com/article/280605 Medscape > Pancreatic Cancer Author Tomislav Dragovich Chief Editor Jules E Harris Updated May 5 2011</ref> Melanoma mainly to brain<ref>http //www moffitt org/CCJRoot/v2n5/article3 html Melanoma Metastasis By Isaiah J Fidler Cancer Control Journal Vol 2 No 5 September/October 1995</ref> Ovarian cancer mainly to pleural cavity and liver<ref>http //jco ascopubs org/content/20/4/982 full pdf http //www ncbi nlm nih gov/pubmed/11844820 PMID 11844820 Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Metastasizing to the Brain A Late Manifestation of the Disease With an Increasing Incidence</ref> Not included information of major importance Prostate cancer in males usually metastasizes to the bones <ref name 'metastasis-route'> cite web http //www med-ed virginia edu/courses/path/gu/prostate3 cfm Male Genitals - Prostate Neoplasms 2011-04-28 Pathology study images University of Virginia School of Medicine http //www webcitation org/5yHQ19Rrp 2011-04-28 </ref> References reflist All imaged used are in the Public Domain Mikael Häggström 2011-05-22 Metastasis sites for common cancers-IT png Metastasis sites for common cancers-IT svg Cc-zero Human body diagrams Metastasis SVG female shadow diagrams | ||||
