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Understand ‘Unspecified Behavior’ Traits for Neoplasm Diagnosis

Question: A patient’s medical record says they have cancer of the neck, but the pathologist’s report says the neoplasm has “uncertain behavior.” What’s the difference between uncertain and unspecified behaviors in terms of neoplasms? Oklahoma Subscriber Answer: A pathologist’s report may describe uncertain behavior of a neoplasm if current testing cannot determine or predict the histological behavior of the cancer. [...]
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