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Tumor embolism

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Overview

Tumor embolization is a disorder whereby a portion of a tumor breaks off from the primary mass and embolizes to another organ such as the lung.

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