Metastasis In A Benign Tumor
Metastasis in know as the spreading of cancer cells from one location in which the tumor is present to another part in the body. Metastasis is one major in distinguishing the difference between a benign or malignant tumor. Along with this metastasis is also a huge cause of why death occurs in cancer. In the absence of metastasis in a benign tumor, the cancer can be removed with chemotherapy or through surgery. Once cancer has metastasized it is not easy to remove it from the affected area. According to Rote and Virshup (2017) some therapies are not successful against the cancer that has metastasized (p.251). There are many different ways that cancers can be discovered, such as: screening, routine exams, and taking a deeper look into investigating
certain types of symptoms. Symptoms of cancer vary depending on the cancer that is present in the body and where every the cancer is located will determine which symptoms are felt before the patient. There are also occasions in which the cancer present will cause problem away from its original location. In order to in appropriately diagnosis a tumor a certain type of biopsy will be conducted. Some of the biopsies are core needle biopsy, fine needle aspiration, and excisional biopsy. After the tissue is obtained and is examined for cancer characteristics, such as the hallmark, then the present cancer is one step closer to being classified. The tissue will go through certain tests, analysts and lab work to provide further clarification on what type of cancer is present. Once the diagnosis has been made, the next step is finding out at what stage the diagnosis is at. Rote and Virshup (2017) describe the stage of cancer based on how much the cancer has spread (p. 258). As mentioned before, this is known as metastasis. There are four stages that a diagnosed cancer can be categorized. In stage one the cancer has not spread and is still located in its original origin. Stage two is where the cancer has spreader into localized structures, such as the lymph nodes. Once the cancer has reached to stages three and four, it has spread past the point of its original location. In this case, it could have spread to another organ system. At a stage four a more aggressive therapy may be decided upon in trying to treat the cancer and reduce it size while also working to stop it from metastasizing even further.
certain types of symptoms. Symptoms of cancer vary depending on the cancer that is present in the body and where every the cancer is located will determine which symptoms are felt before the patient. There are also occasions in which the cancer present will cause problem away from its original location. In order to in appropriately diagnosis a tumor a certain type of biopsy will be conducted. Some of the biopsies are core needle biopsy, fine needle aspiration, and excisional biopsy. After the tissue is obtained and is examined for cancer characteristics, such as the hallmark, then the present cancer is one step closer to being classified. The tissue will go through certain tests, analysts and lab work to provide further clarification on what type of cancer is present. Once the diagnosis has been made, the next step is finding out at what stage the diagnosis is at. Rote and Virshup (2017) describe the stage of cancer based on how much the cancer has spread (p. 258). As mentioned before, this is known as metastasis. There are four stages that a diagnosed cancer can be categorized. In stage one the cancer has not spread and is still located in its original origin. Stage two is where the cancer has spreader into localized structures, such as the lymph nodes. Once the cancer has reached to stages three and four, it has spread past the point of its original location. In this case, it could have spread to another organ system. At a stage four a more aggressive therapy may be decided upon in trying to treat the cancer and reduce it size while also working to stop it from metastasizing even further.