Descriptor in English: | Endometriosis |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Endometriosis |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Endometriose |
Descriptor in French: | Endométriose |
Entry term(s): |
Endometrioma Endometriomas Endometrioses |
Tree number(s): |
C13.351.500.163 |
Scope note: | A condition in which functional endometrial tissue is present outside the UTERUS. It is often confined to the PELVIS involving the OVARY, the ligaments, cul-de-sac, and the uterovesical peritoneum. |
Annotation: | non-neoplastic & nothing to do with "endometrial carcinoma" ( = ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS); coord IM with specific precoord organ/dis term (IM) |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid 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 SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
DeCS UI: | 4794 |
Descriptor UI: | D004715 |
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2012/07/03 |
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Endometriosis
- Preferred
Endometrioma
- Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI |
M0007413 |
Scope note | A condition in which functional endometrial tissue is present outside the UTERUS. It is often confined to the PELVIS involving the OVARY, the ligaments, cul-de-sac, and the uterovesical peritoneum. |
Preferred term | Endometriosis |
Entry term(s) |
Endometrioses |
Concept UI |
M0406918 |
Scope note | An enlarged area of ENDOMETRIOSIS that resembles a tumor. It is usually found in the OVARY. When it is filled with old blood, it is known as a chocolate cyst. |
Preferred term | Endometrioma |
Entry term(s) |
Endometriomas |
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