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Descriptor English: Giant Cell Tumors
Descriptor Spanish: Tumores de Células Gigantes
Descriptor tumores de células gigantes
Scope note: Tumores de tejido óseo o sinovial o de otros tejidos blandos caracterizados por la presencia de células gigantes. Los más frecuentes son el tumor de células gigantes de la vaina tendinosa y el TUMOR ÓSEO DE CÉLULAS GIGANTES.
Descriptor Portuguese: Tumores de Células Gigantes
Descriptor French: Tumeurs à cellules géantes
Entry term(s): Cell Tumor, Giant
Cell Tumors, Giant
Giant Cell Tumor
Tumor, Giant Cell
Tumors, Giant Cell
Tree number(s): C04.557.450.565.380
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005870
Scope note: Tumors of bone tissue or synovial or other soft tissue characterized by the presence of giant cells. The most common are giant cell tumor of tendon sheath and GIANT CELL TUMOR OF BONE.
Annotation: benign or malignant; coordinate with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term but GIANT CELL TUMOR OF BONE is available
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
DeCS ID: 6010
Unique ID: D005870
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1997/06/20
Giant Cell Tumors - Preferred
Concept UI M0009221
Scope note Tumors of bone tissue or synovial or other soft tissue characterized by the presence of giant cells. The most common are giant cell tumor of tendon sheath and GIANT CELL TUMOR OF BONE.
Preferred term Giant Cell Tumors
Entry term(s) Cell Tumor, Giant
Cell Tumors, Giant
Giant Cell Tumor
Tumor, Giant Cell
Tumors, Giant Cell



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