| Descriptor English: | Neoplasms |
| Descriptor Spanish: | Neoplasias |
| Descriptor Portuguese: | Neoplasias |
| Descriptor French: | Tumeurs |
| Entry term(s): |
Benign Neoplasm Benign Neoplasms Cancer Cancers Malignancies Malignancy Malignant Neoplasm Malignant Neoplasms Neoplasia Neoplasias Neoplasm Neoplasm, Benign Neoplasm, Malignant Neoplasms, Benign Neoplasms, Malignant Tumor Tumors |
| Tree number(s): |
C04 SP4.046.452.698.879.165 |
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009369 |
| Scope note: | New abnormal growth of tissue. Malignant neoplasms show a greater degree of anaplasia and have the properties of invasion and metastasis, compared to benign neoplasms. |
| Annotation: | general; prefer specifics; familial: consider also NEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES, HEREDITARY; metastatic cancer of unknown origin: index NEOPLASM METASTASIS |
| 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 SU surgery TH therapy UL ultrastructure UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
| Entry Combination: |
secondary:Neoplasm Metastasis
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| Public MeSH Note: | /diagnosis was NEOPLASM DIAGNOSIS 1964-65; /etiology was NEOPLASM ETIOLOGY 1964-65; /immunology was NEOPLASM IMMUNOLOGY 1964-65; /radiotherapy was NEOPLASM RADIOTHERAPY 1964-65; /therapy was NEOPLASM THERAPY 1964-65; NEOPLASM STATISTICS was heading 1964-65; CARCINOGENESIS was heading 1977 |
| History Note: | /diagnosis was NEOPLASM DIAGNOSIS 1964-65; /etiology was NEOPLASM ETIOLOGY 1964-65; /immunology was NEOPLASM IMMUNOLOGY 1964-65; /radiotherapy was NEOPLASM RADIOTHERAPY 1964-65; /therapy was NEOPLASM THERAPY 1964-65; NEOPLASM STATISTICS was heading 1964-65; CARCINOGENESIS was heading 1977 |
| Consider Also: | consider also terms at CANCER, CARCINO-, ONCO-, and TUMOR |
| Entry Version: | NEOPL |
| DeCS ID: | 9562 |
| Unique ID: | D009369 |
| 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: | 2018/02/28 |
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Neoplasms [C04] +Neoplasms + -
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Environmental Health [SP4]Environmental Health
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Neoplasms
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Cancer
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Benign Neoplasms
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| Concept UI |
M0014585 |
| Scope note | New abnormal growth of tissue. Malignant neoplasms show a greater degree of anaplasia and have the properties of invasion and metastasis, compared to benign neoplasms. |
| Preferred term | Neoplasms |
| Entry term(s) |
Neoplasia Neoplasias Neoplasm Tumor Tumors |
| Concept UI |
M0014584 |
| Preferred term | Cancer |
| Entry term(s) |
Cancers Malignancies Malignancy Malignant Neoplasm Malignant Neoplasms Neoplasm, Malignant Neoplasms, Malignant |
| Concept UI |
M0014586 |
| Preferred term | Benign Neoplasms |
| Entry term(s) |
Benign Neoplasm Neoplasm, Benign Neoplasms, Benign |
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