"Lung metastasis" refers to the spread of cancer cells from another part of the body to the lungs. It means that cancer has originated in a different organ or tissue and has moved to the lungs, forming new tumors or lesions.
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Sentences with «lung metastasis»
- Immunological Invisibility Cloak Among them is Joel Linden, Ph.D., who recently reported that jamming signals transmitted by membrane proteins called adenosine receptors, which are expressed on T cells and on specialized cell - killing cells called NK cells, made both cell types more effective in halting lung metastasis of melanoma cells. (lji.org)
- Based on the mouse findings, the team classified the patients as high or low risk for lung metastasis. (sciencemag.org)
- In the orthotopic breast cancer model around 12 % of tail injected iPSC - EPCs homed to the mammary pad region, while in the breast cancer lung metastasis model iPSC - EPCs were distributed predominantly to the lung region. (stemcellsportal.com)
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