Triple

T14229939
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Troisier's sign E352724 entity
Predicate suggestsMetastaticSpreadVia P113304 FINISHED
Object thoracic duct
The thoracic duct is the body’s main lymphatic vessel, draining lymph from most of the body into the venous system and serving as a key pathway for the spread of certain cancers.
E1088075 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: thoracic duct | Statement: [Troisier's sign, suggestsMetastaticSpreadVia, thoracic duct]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: thoracic duct
Context triple: [Troisier's sign, suggestsMetastaticSpreadVia, thoracic duct]
  • A. Vena Canal
    Vena Canal is a principal waterway running through the historic fishing town of Chioggia in Italy’s Venetian lagoon.
  • B. Inferior vena cava
    The inferior vena cava is a large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower half of the body back to the heart.
  • C. Superior vena cava
    The superior vena cava is a large vein that returns deoxygenated blood from the upper body to the right atrium of the heart.
  • D. Lymphad
    Lymphad is a heraldic representation of a medieval single-masted galley traditionally associated with the Scottish Hebrides and the Lords of the Isles.
  • E. Clyve
    Clyve is a given name, typically a modern or stylistic variant of the name Clive.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: thoracic duct
Triple: [Troisier's sign, suggestsMetastaticSpreadVia, thoracic duct]
Generated description
The thoracic duct is the body’s main lymphatic vessel, draining lymph from most of the body into the venous system and serving as a key pathway for the spread of certain cancers.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: thoracic duct
Target entity description: The thoracic duct is the body’s main lymphatic vessel, draining lymph from most of the body into the venous system and serving as a key pathway for the spread of certain cancers.
  • A. Vena Canal
    Vena Canal is a principal waterway running through the historic fishing town of Chioggia in Italy’s Venetian lagoon.
  • B. Inferior vena cava
    The inferior vena cava is a large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower half of the body back to the heart.
  • C. Superior vena cava
    The superior vena cava is a large vein that returns deoxygenated blood from the upper body to the right atrium of the heart.
  • D. Lymphad
    Lymphad is a heraldic representation of a medieval single-masted galley traditionally associated with the Scottish Hebrides and the Lords of the Isles.
  • E. Clyve
    Clyve is a given name, typically a modern or stylistic variant of the name Clive.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: suggestsMetastaticSpreadVia
Context triple: [Troisier's sign, suggestsMetastaticSpreadVia, thoracic duct]
  • A. hasPrognosticFactor
    Indicates that something serves as a factor influencing or predicting the likely outcome or course of a condition, event, or situation.
  • B. usedAsBiomarkerFor
    Indicates that one entity serves as a biomarker for another entity, typically signaling the presence, progression, or risk of a specific condition or biological state.
  • C. suspectedCell
    Indicates that an entity is believed or suspected to be a particular cell or cell type, without confirmed verification.
  • D. hasPrognosticIndex
    Indicates that an entity is associated with a prognostic index used to estimate or categorize expected future outcomes, such as disease progression or survival.
  • E. hasTargetDisease
    Indicates that an entity (such as a treatment, study, or intervention) is directed toward, intended to affect, or primarily concerned with a specified disease.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d8278adc7c8190a9218d69bce3c4e6 completed April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de622b89fc8190af08dab9e1976759 completed April 14, 2026, 3:50 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fd2819bfec8190b555632338c53740 completed May 8, 2026, 12:02 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fd2c3388f0819085aa203ec88fe81e completed May 8, 2026, 12:20 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fd2cc71b248190aa78697c5bc397e6 completed May 8, 2026, 12:22 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69de05bf069c8190b69f00f00f5eb126 completed April 14, 2026, 9:15 a.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69de239a02e881909b0e2679487e4ab2 completed April 14, 2026, 11:23 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:07 a.m.