National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Cancer Progression

Synonyms

Cancer Progression

progression

Cancer Disease Progression

disease progression

Definitions

A pathologic process in which alterations at the molecular level result in a more aggressive cytologic and phenotypic profile and clinical course of a malignant neoplasm.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C19987

ALT_DEFINITION

Cancer that continues to grow or spread.

code

C19987

DEFINITION

A pathologic process in which alterations at the molecular level result in a more aggressive cytologic and phenotypic profile and clinical course of a malignant neoplasm.

DesignNote

This concept is most often used for incurable cancers where the stage of the cancer is an important determinant of therapy and prognosis.

FULL_SYN

Cancer Progression

progression

Cancer Disease Progression

disease progression

label

Cancer Progression

Legacy Concept Name

Cancer_Progression

Preferred_Name

Cancer Progression

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C19987

Semantic_Type

Pathologic Function

UMLS_CUI

C1947901

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C17609

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