Re: DE>EN Tumorart and Tumorentität

[Guest guest]

It does sound odd. I have never heard of a 'tumour entity'.

A wild stab in the dark: does it refer to the location of the tumour?

> I have been asked to translate a TOC and the titles of tables from DE to

> EN (without access to the article/paper/book in question!! stupid I

> know, but....)

>

> It looked simple and straightforward in fact, but table headings include:

>

> 1. Demographie – Alter bei Einschluss, nach Geschlecht, Tumorart und

> Tomorentität

>

> 3. Demographie – Altersverteilung bei Einschluss in Kategorien <65,

> >=65, nach Tumorart

> 4. Demographie – Altersverteilung bei Einschluss in Kategorien <65,

> >=65, nach Tumorentität

> 5. Demographie – Body-Mass-Index bei Einschluss, nach Geschlecht, Alter,

> Tomorart und Tumorentität

>

> What is the DE distinguishing in the two words " Tumorart " (which I would

> normally translate as " type of tumour " and " Tumorentität " ?

>

> Note: I am not at all convinced that BE speakers would ever talk of a

> " tumour entity " whatever that means - most google hits look non-native.

>

> Fairly urgent

>

> TIA

> Margaret

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Margaret,

I'm in the same situation than Graham, afa German is concerned, but

wouldn't it be possible that it refers to the stage (stade,

stadification in FR) of the tumour ?

Just my 1 cent :-)

Le 17/04/2012 11:19, Graham Cole a écrit :

> Don't know a word of German but based on the Italian " entità " I would

> guess it just means size or magnitude.

>

> Graham

>

>

>> It does sound odd. I have never heard of a 'tumour entity'.

>>

>> A wild stab in the dark: does it refer to the location of the tumour?

>>

>>

>>

>>> I have been asked to translate a TOC and the titles of tables from DE to

>>> EN (without access to the article/paper/book in question!! stupid I

>>> know, but....)

>>>

>>> It looked simple and straightforward in fact, but table headings

>> include:

>>> 1. Demographie -- Alter bei Einschluss, nach Geschlecht, Tumorart und

>>> Tomorentität

>>>

>>> 3. Demographie -- Altersverteilung bei Einschluss in Kategorien<65,

>>>> =65, nach Tumorart

>>> 4. Demographie -- Altersverteilung bei Einschluss in Kategorien<65,

>>>> =65, nach Tumorentität

>>> 5. Demographie -- Body-Mass-Index bei Einschluss, nach Geschlecht,

>> Alter,

>>> Tomorart und Tumorentität

>>>

>>> What is the DE distinguishing in the two words " Tumorart " (which I would

>>> normally translate as " type of tumour " and " Tumorentität " ?

>>>

>>> Note: I am not at all convinced that BE speakers would ever talk of a

>>> " tumour entity " whatever that means - most google hits look non-native.

>>>

>>> Fairly urgent

>>>

>>> TIA

>

>

>