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adjectivemetachronic (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to metachronism
Synchronous neoplasms occur within one year, if there is a longer time between their occurrence, they are metachronic and earlier oncologic treatment is considered as a probable carcinogen.
2014 March 10, Sylwia Dębska-Szmich et al., “Synchronous primary ovarian and endometrial cancers: a series of cases and a review of literature”, in Przegla̜d Menopauzalny = Menopause Review, volume 13, →DOI
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