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Disseminated Malignant Neoplasm

MedGen UID:
83431
Concept ID:
C0346957
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: CA - Disseminated cancer; Disseminated cancer; Disseminated malignancy; Generalized cancer; Generalized malignancy; Malignant neoplasm, disseminated; Widespread metastatic malignant neoplastic disease
SNOMED CT: Widespread metastatic malignant neoplastic disease (405843009); Generalized malignancy (405843009); Generalized cancer (405843009); Disseminated malignancy (405843009); Disseminated cancer (405843009); Malignant neoplasm, disseminated (405843009); CA - Disseminated cancer (405843009)

Definition

Cancer that is spread throughout the body, a metastatic phenomenon. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDisseminated Malignant Neoplasm

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Teede HJ, Tay CT, Laven JJE, Dokras A, Moran LJ, Piltonen TT, Costello MF, Boivin J, Redman LM, Boyle JA, Norman RJ, Mousa A, Joham AE; International PCOS Network
Eur J Endocrinol 2023 Aug 2;189(2):G43-G64. doi: 10.1093/ejendo/lvad096. PMID: 37580861
Teede HJ, Tay CT, Laven JJE, Dokras A, Moran LJ, Piltonen TT, Costello MF, Boivin J, Redman LM, Boyle JA, Norman RJ, Mousa A, Joham AE
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2023 Sep 18;108(10):2447-2469. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgad463. PMID: 37580314Free PMC Article
Teede HJ, Misso ML, Costello MF, Dokras A, Laven J, Moran L, Piltonen T, Norman RJ; International PCOS Network
Fertil Steril 2018 Aug;110(3):364-379. Epub 2018 Jul 19 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.05.004. PMID: 30033227Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Huang M, Zolnoori M, Balls-Berry JE, Brockman TA, Patten CA, Yao L
J Med Internet Res 2019 Apr 30;21(4):e13316. doi: 10.2196/13316. PMID: 31038462Free PMC Article
Williams LJ Jr, Pavlick FJ
Cancer 1980 Apr 1;45(7):1726-33. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19800401)45:7<1726::aid-cncr2820450735>3.0.co;2-b. PMID: 7370928

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