secondary
| Subheading | secondary |
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| Record Type | Q |
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| Entry Version | SECOND |
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| Abbreviation | SC |
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| Scope Note | Used with neoplasms to indicate the secondary location to which the neoplastic process has metastasized. |
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| Annotation | subhead only; for cancer only; use with organ/neopl precoords & with histol types; use with the secondary organ/neopl precoord & secondary histol type, but not for a primary cancer metastasizing to a secondary site ( = /
pathology +
NEOPLASM METASTASIS); see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.65, 24.3.1; DF: /second or /SC |
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| Online Note | search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/SC or SC (SH) or SUBS APPLY SC |
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| History Note | 80; used with Category C4 1980 forward |
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| Entry Term | metastatic |
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| Date of Entry | 19790524 |
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| Revision Date | 20030722 |
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| Date Established | 19800101 |
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| Unique ID | Q000556 |
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