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Occult Cancer

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Occult Cancer
(1) Occult primary malignancy
(2) Clinically inapparent malignancy, pathologist’s tumour A lesion defined as malignant by histologic criteria, which is an incidental discovery that occurs either when a patient is being evaluated for other reasons, or at the time of autopsy, as may occur in cancer of the prostate and thyroid

occult cancer
1 Occult primary malignancy, see there 2. Clinically inapparent malignancy, pathologist's tumor A lesion defined as malignant by histologic criteria, which is an incidental discovery that occurs either when a Pt is being evaluted for other reasons, or at the time of autopsy, as has been well-documented in CA of the prostate and thyroid


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