Table 1.

Cumulative metastasis rate in various cancer types

Primary organs	Incidence rate	Target organ
Breast cancer	21–32% [78,79]	Lung
Melanoma	18–36% [80,81]
Colorectal cancer	10–15% [82,83]
Sarcoma	20–25% [84,85]
Breast cancer	4–30% [78,79]	Brain
Lung cancer	23–36% [86]
Melanoma	5.8–28% [87–89]
Renal cancer	6.5–11% [88]
Breast cancer	50% [90]	Liver
Lung cancer	10–14% [91]
Colorectal	35–55% [92–94]
Pancreatic	40%–90% [95,96]
Melenoma	14–20% [81]
Breast cancer	30–60% [78,79]	Bone
Lung cancer	9–39% [97,98]
Prostate cancer	68–80% [99,100]
Melanoma	11–17% [80,81]