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NCI: The description of cells and tissues made by a pathologist based on microscopic evidence, and sometimes used to make a diagnosis of a disease.,NCI: A report that provides a description of the gross and microscopic examination of the specimen and is used to make a diagnosis and to determine treatment. It defines which structures and organs of the body are involved by the tumor, verifies the primary site of the cancer and describes the extent to which it has spread.
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