Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Metástasis del sistema nervioso central
Central nervous system metastasis (SEN-trul NER-vus SIS-tem meh-TAS-tuh-sis)
Cancer that has spread from the original (primary) tumor to the central nervous system (CNS). Also called CNS metastasis.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.