Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Metastasectomía
Metastasectomy (meh-TAS-tuh-SEK-toh-mee)
Surgery to remove one or more metastases (tumors formed from cells that have spread from the primary tumor). When all metastases are removed, it is called a complete metastasectomy.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.