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Pronunciation: /breɪn məˈtæstəsɪs/

brain metastasis

Definition

Cancer that has spread from the original (primary) tumor to the brain.

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euthanasia

second primary cancer

ESR

RECQL4 gene

DU 145

invasive procedure

NILM

reproductive history

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autologous Epstein-Barr virus-transformed B-lymphoblastoid cell vaccine

KRAS mutant inhibitor QTX3034

apoptotic autologous tumor cells-pulsed alpha-type-1 polarized dendritic cells

Plectin-1 Targeting Agent PTP-01

huBC1-huIL12 fusion protein AS1409

Angiocept

zirconium Zr 89 anti-CD8 antibody ZED88082A

recombinant MIP1-alpha variant ECI301

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genomic imprinting

deoxyribonucleic acid

massively parallel sequencing

polygenic risk score

Southern blot

splice-site variant

polymorphism

epigenetic alteration

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