carcinosis
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Carcinosis, or carcinomatosis, is disseminated cancer, forms of metastasis, whether used generally or in specific patterns of spread.
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- Lung
- Lymphangitic carcinomatosis
- Miliary carcinosis
- Body cavities
- Peritoneal carcinomatosis
- Pleural carcinosis
- Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis
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Carcinosis, or carcinomatosis, is disseminated cancer, forms of metastasis, whether used generally or in specific patterns of spread.
==Usage== Carcinomatosis is often restricted to tumors of epithelial origin, adenocarcinomas, while sarcomatosis describes the dissemination of tumors of mesenchymal origin, sarcomas.
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