Question

biopsy of lymph nodes after sharons mastectomy revealed three positive axillary nodes. the pathology report indicated that there was a ______ (spread) of the primary breast cancer. select one: a. remission b. diagnosis c. metastasis d. relapse e. prognosis

Explanation:

Metastasis refers to the spread of cancer cells from the primary site to other parts of the body. In this case, breast - cancer cells have spread to axillary lymph nodes. Remission is the disappearance of symptoms, diagnosis is the identification of a disease, relapse is the return of a disease after a period of improvement, and prognosis is the prediction of the course of a disease.

Answer:

C. metastasis