Main sites of metastases for common cancer types :
- Lung cancer, mainly to brain, adrenal glands, and bone.
- Breast cancer, mainly to bone, liver, lung and brain.
- Colon cancer, mainly to liver.
- Pancreatic cancer, mainly to liver and lungs.
- Melanoma, mainly to brain
- Ovarian cancer, mainly to pleural cavity and liver.
Izzie Stevens ( fictional character from the medical drama television series Grey's Anatomy ) also has Skin cancer with metastases to Brain , which was operated by Derek Shepherd.
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