Oligometastasis

Preferred Label : Oligometastasis;

NCIt definition : A disease state that refers to a limited number of clinically detectable metastases, an intermediate state between purely localized disease and widespread metastases.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A type of metastasis in which cancer cells from the original (primary) tumor travel through the body and form a small number of new tumors (metastatic tumors) in one or two other parts of the body. For example, cancer cells may spread from the breast to form one or two new tumors in the brain or spread from the colon to form new tumors in the liver. These types of tumors may be treatable.;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL537828;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000770481;

Details

Origin ID

C139674;

UMLS CUI

C4682437;

Semantic type(s)
- Pathologic Function [UMLS semantic type]
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- Pathologic Process [NCIt concept]
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- Tumor Expansion [NCIt concept]
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- CTRP Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]

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