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CUP

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002185

A case in which cancer cells are found in the body, but the place where the cells first started growing (the origin or primary site) cannot be determined. Also called cancer of unknown primary origin and carcinoma of unknown primary.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002185
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Expansionscancer of unknown primary origin; carcinoma of unknown primary
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002185",
  "term": "CUP",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A case in which cancer cells are found in the body, but the place where the cells first started growing (the origin or primary site) cannot be determined. Also called cancer of unknown primary origin and carcinoma of unknown primary.",
  "expansions": [
    "cancer of unknown primary origin",
    "carcinoma of unknown primary"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/cup/"
}

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