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Descriptor English: Choroid Neoplasms
Descriptor Spanish: Neoplasias de la Coroides
Descriptor neoplasias de la coroides
Scope note: Tumores de la coroides; los tumores intraoculares más frecuentes son los melanomas de la coroides. Generalmente ocurren después de la pubertad y su incidencia aumenta a medida que avanza la edad. La mayoría de los melanomas de la úvea se desarrollan a partir de tumores melánicos benignos (nevos).
Descriptor Portuguese: Neoplasias da Coroide
Descriptor French: Tumeurs de la choroïde
Entry term(s): Choroid Neoplasm
Choroidal Neoplasm
Choroidal Neoplasms
Neoplasm, Choroid
Neoplasm, Choroidal
Neoplasms, Choroid
Neoplasms, Choroidal
Tree number(s): C04.588.364.978.223
C11.319.494.198
C11.941.160.238
C11.941.855.198
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002830
Scope note: Tumors of the choroid; most common intraocular tumors are malignant melanomas of the choroid. These usually occur after puberty and increase in incidence with advancing age. Most malignant melanomas of the uveal tract develop from benign melanomas (nevi).
Annotation: of the eye: do not confuse with neoplasms of CHOROID PLEXUS ( = CHOROID PLEXUS NEOPLASMS); 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
Entry Version: CHOROID NEOPL
DeCS ID: 28269
Unique ID: D002830
NLM Classification: WW 245
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2000/06/22
Choroid Neoplasms - Preferred
Concept UI M0004347
Scope note Tumors of the choroid; most common intraocular tumors are malignant melanomas of the choroid. These usually occur after puberty and increase in incidence with advancing age. Most malignant melanomas of the uveal tract develop from benign melanomas (nevi).
Preferred term Choroid Neoplasms
Entry term(s) Choroid Neoplasm
Choroidal Neoplasm
Choroidal Neoplasms
Neoplasm, Choroid
Neoplasm, Choroidal
Neoplasms, Choroid
Neoplasms, Choroidal



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