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secondary MeSH Qualifier Data 2026


MeSH Qualifier
secondary
Unique ID
Q000556
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/Q000556
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
Scope Note
Used with neoplasms to indicate the secondary location to which the neoplastic process has metastasized.
Entry Version
SECOND
Abbreviation
SC
Entry Term(s)
metastatic
Online Note
search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/SC or SC (SH) or SUBS APPLY SC
History Note
80; used with Category C4 1980 forward
Date Introduced
1980/01/01
Last Updated
2003/07/22
secondary Preferred
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