when colon cancer spreads to the liver, what is it called?
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1 :
metastatic disease
2 :
metastatic colon cancer & probably liver cancer
3 :
metastatic cancer of the liver or colon
4 :
All cancer is the same. The different names refers to the area it got it's first start. So, colon cancer that spreads to the liver is still colon cancer.
5 :
When a type of cancer originates in one area and moves into another or grows to a point and becomes "metastatic" it is called by the original site of the cancer. So in this case, it is colon cancer that has moved into the liver so genetically speaking, it is still "colon cancer". The cells have moved on and multiplied and traveled from of the orignal site to new places in the body. Another example is lung cancer that may move to the breast or liver, or vise versa, it is still ok to call it by the original site or organ it has invaded. Many times if left unchecked it ends up in the bones, so you could also say it has metastisized into bone cancer. I won't bore you with genetic addresses but basically research has progressed to a point that each cell is given a name and stage as it divides and multiplies. Research has found genetic addresses in the DNA where the cells originate. When genes in the DNA have been altered or damaged genetically they cause the immune system to faulter. It takes two perfect genes to fight off 1 cancer gene. This is how cancer starts and spreads. It attacks the weaker gene and starts its mutation of the cell and eventually turns into a tumor and kills healthy cells to the point where ther organ fails if not caught in time. Progression points (markers) have been named as we know, stage 1,2,3,4, and so on depending on how far the cancer has spread and size of the tumor margins for each type of cancer etc. In some cases when the cells invade past the margin of the tumor, it has become insitu,, and spread to lymph nodes we now have a new road for the cancer to spread through the blood stream into the lymph system that can go any place it so chooses into in the body with no way for us to know exactly what direction it will take. It pretty much has a mind of its own. This is why medicine has developed so many different kinds of Chemo therapy and radiation treatments to deal with the patients personal cancer battle plan. Hope this all helps, best wishes!
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