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LOCAL-RECURRENCE


origination date: 06/06/2002
originator: Clara
subject field: medicine: disease
check date: 25/06/2002
checker: Pamela

Conceptual Structures
ISARECURRENCE
ANCESTORSALL
CHANGE-STATE
CHANGE-STATE-ANIMAL
DISEASE-EVENT
DISEASE-EVENT-PHASE
EVENT
LIVING-EVENT
PHYSICAL-EVENT
RECURRENCE


English
local recurrencedefinition: return of cancer to the original site in which it occurred after treatment. In a local recurrence, there are no signs of cancer in nearby lymph nodes or tissue. Cancer that has recurred locally generally has the best prognosis. A local recurrence of cancer may be treated by additional surgery or other treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and biological therapy. (en)
number: singular
part of speech: noun
reliability code: 10
term type: main entry term

Spanish
recidiva localdefinition: reproducción del cáncer en la localización original en la que se desarrolló después de haber sido tratado. En la recidiva local no aparecen signos de cáncer en los ganglios linfáticos o tejidos proximales. Normalmente la recidiva local presenta los mejores pronósticos y puede tratarse con cirugía complementaria u otras opciones terapéuticas, como quimioterapia, radioterapia y terapia biológica. (es)
gender: feminine
number: singular
part of speech: noun
reliability code: 10
term type: main entry term