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*It is called "in-transit", as it happens while the tumour is on the way to the regional lymph node. | *It is called "in-transit", as it happens while the tumour is on the way to the regional lymph node. | ||
*If a separate tumour nodule <= 2 cm from the primary tumour, it is known as ''satellitosis''. | *If a separate tumour nodule <= 2 cm from the primary tumour, it is known as ''satellitosis''. | ||
*[[Tumour deposits]] in the context of [[colorectal carcinoma]] can be understood as being the same thing; however, the details of the various definitions are different than the one above. | *[[Tumour deposits]] - in the context of [[colorectal carcinoma]] - can be understood as being the same thing; however, the details of the various definitions are different than the one above. | ||
=Specific sites= | =Specific sites= | ||