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Descriptor English: Iris Neoplasms
Descriptor Spanish: Neoplasias del Iris
Descriptor neoplasias del iris
Entry term(s) tumores del iris
Scope note: Tumores del iris caracterizados por incremento de la pigmentación de los melanocitos. Los nevos del iris están compuestos por proliferación de melanocitos y se asocian a neurofibromatosis y melanomas de la coroides y del cuerpo ciliar. El melanoma del iris a menudo se origina en un nevo preexistente.
Descriptor Portuguese: Neoplasias da Íris
Descriptor French: Tumeurs de l'iris
Entry term(s): Iris Neoplasm
Neoplasm, Iris
Neoplasms, Iris
Tree number(s): C04.588.364.978.400
C11.319.494.400
C11.941.375.375
C11.941.855.400
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015811
Scope note: Tumors of the iris characterized by increased pigmentation of melanocytes. Iris nevi are composed of proliferated melanocytes and are associated with neurofibromatosis and malignant melanoma of the choroid and ciliary body. Malignant melanoma of the iris often originates from preexisting nevi.
Annotation: coordinate with histological type of neoplasm
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
BS blood supply
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SC secondary
SU surgery
TH therapy
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Eye Neoplasms (1968-1989)
Iris (1968-1989)
Melanoma (1968-1989)
Public MeSH Note: 90
History Note: 90
Entry Version: IRIS NEOPL
DeCS ID: 24756
Unique ID: D015811
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Date Established: 1990/01/01
Date of Entry: 1989/05/25
Revision Date: 2000/06/22
Iris Neoplasms - Preferred
Concept UI M0024212
Scope note Tumors of the iris characterized by increased pigmentation of melanocytes. Iris nevi are composed of proliferated melanocytes and are associated with neurofibromatosis and malignant melanoma of the choroid and ciliary body. Malignant melanoma of the iris often originates from preexisting nevi.
Preferred term Iris Neoplasms
Entry term(s) Iris Neoplasm
Neoplasm, Iris
Neoplasms, Iris



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