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Occult primary tumor

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006008

Cancer in which the site of the primary (original) tumor cannot be found. Most metastases from occult primary tumors are found in the head and neck.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006008
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006008",
  "term": "Occult primary tumor",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Cancer in which the site of the primary (original) tumor cannot be found. Most metastases from occult primary tumors are found in the head and neck.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/occult-primary-tumor/"
}

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