Metastatic Cancer to Bone Cancer that has spread from its place of origin, called the primary tumor site, to another part of the body is called metastatic cancer. A single tumor that has spread in this fashion is referred to as a metastasis, and more than one, metastases.
Bone metastasis refers to a cancer that has spread from the primary site to one site in the bone.
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