Diseases

Residual Neoplasm

Remnant of a tumor or cancer after primary, potentially curative therapy.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Remnant of a tumor or cancer after primary, potentially curative therapy.

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Synonyms

16 entry terms
  • Minimal Disease, Residual
  • Minimal Residual Disease
  • Neoplasm, Residual
  • Residual Disease, Minimal
  • Minimal Residual Diseases
  • Residual Minimal Disease
  • Residual Minimal Diseases
  • Residual Neoplasms
  • Residual Cancer
  • Residual Tumor
  • Residual Tumour
  • Cancer, Residual
  • Residual Cancers
  • Residual Tumors
  • Residual Tumours
  • Tumour, Residual

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Aspects Covered

39 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

IM for general or unspecified; as NIM coordinate, use no qualifiers

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History Note

95

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Previous Indexing

  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local (1968-1994)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. C04w.697.700
  2. C23.550.727.700

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Residual Neoplasm. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018365. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018365
  2. Residual Neoplasm. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58833980