Preferred Name

Tumor markers

Synonyms

Tumor marker

Definitions

A substance present in or produced by a tumor or by the host, that can be used for differentiating neoplastic from normal tissue based on measurements in body fluids, secretions, cells, and/or tissues. Markers are used in diagnosis, staging and prognosis of cancer, provide an estimation of tumor burden, and serve for monitoring effects of therapy, detecting recurrence, localization of tumors, and screening in general populations.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CCTO_000213

database_cross_reference

NCIT:C17220

UMLS:C0041365

UMLS:C1139415

definition

A substance present in or produced by a tumor or by the host, that can be used for differentiating neoplastic from normal tissue based on measurements in body fluids, secretions, cells, and/or tissues. Markers are used in diagnosis, staging and prognosis of cancer, provide an estimation of tumor burden, and serve for monitoring effects of therapy, detecting recurrence, localization of tumors, and screening in general populations.

has_exact_synonym

Tumor marker

has_obo_namespace

cancer_care_treatment_outcome

id

CCTO:000213

label

Tumor markers

notation

CCTO:000213

prefLabel

Tumor markers

schema

event_t CCTO:000213(time_t t0) = EVENT_STATE(CCTO:000213, t0)

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CCTO_000051

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CCTO_000031

XSTOO_rule

CCTO:000213 implies CCTO:000051

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CCTO_000051

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CCTO_000031

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