Non-functioning tumor
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| Non-functioning tumor | |
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| Term | Non-functioning tumor |
| Short definition | non-consecutive case series - (pronounced) (non-kun-SEH-kyoo-tiv kays SEER-eez) A clinical study that includes some, but not all, of the eligible patients identified by the investigators during the study enrollment period. This type of study usually does not have a control group |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
non-functioning tumor - (pronounced) (Non-FUNK-shuh-ning TOO-mer) A tumor that is found in the endocrine tissue but does not produce additional hormones. Dysfunctioning tumors usually don't cause symptoms until they grow large or spread to other parts of the body. Also called an endocrine inactive tumor
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