Metachronous (pathology)

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 3 Apr 2020

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Citation:

Bell D, Metachronous (pathology). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-75613

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-75613

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/75613

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75613

Article created:

2 Apr 2020, Daniel J Bell ◉

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Last revised:

3 Apr 2020, Daniel J Bell ◉

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Systems:

Oncology

Sections:

Pathology

Tags:

cases

Synonyms:

Metachronous tumours
Metachronous tumour
Metachronicity

The term metachronous is used in oncology to refer to two (or more) independent primary malignancies, when the second (or third, etc.) malignancy arose more than six months after the diagnosis of the first malignancy ^1,2. These may be in the same, or in different, organs.