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. 2019 Sep 18;2(4):528–537. doi: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooz040

Table 1.

Recurrent metastatic breast cancer term to concept mappings

Custom word class Short description Example terms
DRECUR Distant recurrence Recurrent metastatic tnbc, distant relapse, distant recurrences, distant metastatic disease involving
LRECUR Local or regional recurrence Regional recurrence, nodal recurrence, loco-regional failure, locally recur, in-breast recurrence, local recur
MBC Metastatic breast cancer Widespread metastatic breast cancer, widely metastatic triple, metastatic breast carcinoma, metastatic tnbc
MBCLOW Metastatic breast cancer (low confidence) Metastica, metastesesa, metastatisa, metastatic lobular carcinoma, metastatic lesion, metastatic lesions, metastatic foci, mbc, met brca
METSBONE Metastatic disease to the bone Bone mets, bone metastasis, bone metastesesa, mets to spine, boney mets, diffuse skeletal mets, mets to spine
METSBRAIN Metastatic disease to the brain Metastatic disease involving the brain, brain mets, mets to brain, brain metastasis, brain metastases
METSLIVER Metastatic disease to the liver Liver mets, liver metastasis, liver metastases, hepatic mets, hepatic metastasis, hepatic metastases
METSLUNG Metastatic disease to the lung Mets to lung, pulm mets, lung mets, mbc pulm, lung metastases
METSNOS Metastatic disease (distant organ not specified) Widespread metastatic disease, stage4, newly diagnosed metastatic, stage iv
RECUR Recurrence Recur, rapid recurrence, multiple recurrences, recurrent disease, reoccurrence, reoccurring
DIED Death Passed away, expired on, deceased
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These were original spellings from the clinical notes and the misspellings are left intentionally.