latent cancer

Japanese: latent cancer(英語表記)latentcancer
latent cancer

If the primary tumor is small and metastatic tumors are found first, the primary tumor is called occult cancer. Also, if a small cancer that happened to be hidden is discovered during an autopsy, such a cancer is called latent cancer.
[Cancer as a disease]
Cancer usually doesn't cause symptoms when it's small.

*Some terminology explanations that mention "latent cancer" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 原発巣が小さくて,転移巣が先に発見された場合,原発巣をオカルト癌occult cancerと呼ぶ。また解剖の結果,たまたま隠れていた小さな癌が発見されることがあるが,そのような癌をラテント癌latent cancerという。
【病気としての癌】
 癌はふつう小さなうちは症状を起こさない。…

※「latent cancer」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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