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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local

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Definition: The local recurrence of a neoplasm following treatment. It arises from microscopic cells of the original neoplasm that have escaped therapeutic intervention and later become clinically visible at the original site.  IM; differentiate from NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY (Manual 24.4.1.5 - 24.4.1.6) and NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY (Manual 24.4.1.7); do not confuse with NEOPLASM, RESIDUAL; DF: NEOPL RECURRENCE LOCAL    Other names Recurrences, Locoregional Neoplasm; Neoplasm Recurrences, Locoregional; Locoregional Neoplasm Recurrences; Recurrences, Local Neoplasm; Recurrence, Locoregional Neoplasm; Recurrence, Local Neoplasm; Neoplasm Recurrences, Local; Neoplasm Recurrence, Locoregional; Locoregional Neoplasm Recurrence; Local Neoplasm Recurrences; Local Neoplasm Recurrence

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