Used with neoplasms to indicate the secondary location to which the neoplastic process has metastasized.

Annotation

subhead only; for cancer only; use with organ/neopl precoords & with histol types; use with the secondary organ/neopl precoord & secondary histol type, but not for a primary cancer metastasizing to a secondary site ( = /pathology + NEOPLASM METASTASIS); see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.65, 24.3.1; DF: /second or /SC

Abbreviation

SC

DUI

Q000556 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0030758

History note

80; used with Category C4 1980 forward

Online note

search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/SC or SC (SH) or SUBS APPLY SC