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Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Central Nervous System
Definition 1
A malignant neoplasm that has spread to the central nervous system from another anatomic site or system. The majority are carcinomas (usually lung or breast carcinomas). (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Cancer that has spread from the original (primary) tumor to the central nervous system (CNS). (NCI Dictionary)
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