DeCS

Descriptor English:

Mesothelioma

Descriptor Spanish:

Mesotelioma

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	mesotelioma
Scope note:	Tumor maligno derivado del tejido mesotelial (peritoneo, pleura, pericardio). Se presenta como amplias láminas de células, con algunas zonas que contienen células fusiformes similares a las del sarcoma y otras que muestran una disposición adenomatosa. Los mesoteliomas pleurales se han relacionado a la exposición excesiva al amianto. (Dorland, 27th ed)

Descriptor Portuguese:

Mesotelioma

Descriptor French:

Mésothéliome

Tree number(s):

C04.557.470.035.510
C04.557.470.660.510

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008654

Scope note:

A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)

Annotation:

benign or malignant; coordinate IM with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term (IM); LOCALIZED MESOTHELIOMA and FIBROUS MESOTHELIOMA see SOLITARY FIBROUS TUMOR, PLEURAL is also available

Allowable Qualifiers:

BL sang
BS vascularisation
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CH composition chimique
CI induit chimiquement
CL classification
CN congénital
CO complications
DG imagerie diagnostique
DH diétothérapie
DI diagnostic
DT traitement médicamenteux
EC économie
EH ethnologie
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
EP épidémiologie
ET étiologie
GE génétique
HI histoire
IM immunologie
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
MO mortalité
NU soins infirmiers
PA anatomopathologie
PC prévention et contrôle
PP physiopathologie
PS parasitologie
PX psychologie
RH rééducation et réadaptation
RT radiothérapie
SC secondaire
SU chirurgie
TH thérapie
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
VE médecine vétérinaire
VI virologie

DeCS ID:

8830

Unique ID:

D008654

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

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Date Established:

1966/01/01

Date of Entry:

1999/01/01

Revision Date:

2007/07/09