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extent of disease

Definition / meaning of extent of disease

Refers to the stage of the disease and details the degree to which the cancer has advanced. Extent of disease records the number of lymph nodes involved, metastases and size of primary tumor

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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