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What is neoplasm
A mass of cells arising from the abnormal growth of a transformed cell
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What is 2 or more
The number of treatment types to be considered multimodal
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What is 13.29
Malignant melanoma in the skin is evaluated under this listing
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What is personally identifiable information
PII
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What is 13.00
The body listing number for cancer
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What is sarcoma
A malignant tumor arising from connective tissue or bone (not marrow)
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What is surgical destruction, irradiation, systemic drug therapy, and bone marrow or stem cell transplantation
The four types of treatment for malignancies
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What is 13.15A
Primary peritoneal carcinoma in men should be evaluated under this listing
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What is non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
NHL
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Who is Dr. Khorshidi
The name of the MC who taught us about cancer
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What is syngeneic
Transplant using stem cells harvested from identical twins
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What is chemotherapy
Reactive mental disorder, cardiotoxic effects, severe infection, and decreased blood counts are possible side effects of this cancer treatment.
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What is 13.23E
Primary peritoneal carcinoma in women should be evaluated under this listing
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What is carcinoma in situ
CIS
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What is graft vs. host dieases
This is a common complication of bone marrow transplantation in which the host mounts an immunologic attack
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What is neoadjuvant
Treatment given before primary therapy in cancer cases
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What is radio frequency ablation
Treatment that kills cancer cells by heating and destroying them
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What is 13.13A1
A pituitary carcinoma should be evaluated under this listing
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What is acute myeloid leukemia
AML
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What is the Gleason scale
The name of the classification/grading system used for prostate cancer
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What is cachexia
The condition of being weak or emaciated
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What is brachytherapy
This treatment involves the placement of tiny radioactive rods next to or inside a tumor
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What is 13.18
Cancer in the appendix is evaluated under this listing
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What is computer axial tomography
CAT
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What is TESTICULAR TUMORS, WELL-DIFFERENTIATED THYROID CARCINOMAS, ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE PROSTATE THAT HAS METASTASIZED TO BONE, HODGKIN’S LYMPHOMA
The four types of tumors with distant metastases that are expected to respond to antineoplastic therapy
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