Spatial Concept
localized
lo·cal·ized
Definitions related to localized:
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Being confined or restricted to a particular location.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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In reference to cancer, generally means cancer that is limited to a specific gland or other tissue, without any distant spread; an organ-confined cancer.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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Restricted to the site of origin, without evidence of spread.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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