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February 23, 2024
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| Preferred Name | Staging | |
| Synonyms |
STAGING Staging staging |
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| Definitions |
The process of defining at what point in the natural history of a malignant disease a patient is when a diagnosis is made. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C15608 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
Performing exams and tests to learn the extent of the cancer within the body, especially whether the disease has spread from the original site to other parts of the body. It is important to know the stage of the disease in order to plan the best treatment. The determination of the extent of disease within the context of the expected progression of the disease, and in accordance with pre-defined criteria.
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| code |
C15608
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| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830 |
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| Contributing_Source |
CDISC
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| DEFINITION |
The process of defining at what point in the natural history of a malignant disease a patient is when a diagnosis is made.
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| FULL_SYN |
STAGING Staging staging
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| label |
Staging
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Staging
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| Preferred_Name |
Staging
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C15608
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| Semantic_Type |
Diagnostic Procedure
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0441904
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