head and neck neoplasms

Preferred Label : head and neck neoplasms;

MeSH definition : Soft tissue tumors or cancer arising from the mucosal surfaces of the LIP; oral cavity; PHARYNX; LARYNX; and cervical esophagus. Other sites included are the NOSE and PARANASAL SINUSES; SALIVARY GLANDS; THYROID GLAND and PARATHYROID GLANDS; and MELANOMA and non-melanoma skin cancers of the head and neck. (from Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 4th ed, p1651);

MeSH synonym : neoplasms, head and neck; head, neck neoplasms; Head and Neck Neoplasm;

MeSH hyponym : cancer of neck; head neoplasms; upper aerodigestive tract neoplasms; cancer of head and neck; neck neoplasms; cancer of head; Head and Neck Cancer; Cancer of the Head and Neck; UADT Neoplasms; Neoplasm, UADT; Neoplasms, UADT; UADT Neoplasm; Neoplasms, Upper Aerodigestive Tract; Neoplasms, Head; Neoplasms, Neck; Head Cancer; Cancer of the Head; Neck Cancer; Cancer of the Neck; Upper Aerodigestive Tract Neoplasm; Head Neoplasm; Neoplasm, Head; Neck Neoplasm; Neoplasm, Neck; Head Cancers; Cancer, Head; Cancers, Head; Neck Cancers; Cancer, Neck; Cancers, Neck;

MeSH annotation : soft tissue neopls only; GEN: prefer FACIAL NEOPLASMS, & other specific organ/neopl terms pertinent to the soft tissues of the head & neck; coord IM with histol type of neopl if possible; DF: HEAD NEOPLASMS or HEAD NEOPL; soft tissue neoplasms only; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; coordinate with histological type of neoplasm;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neck cancer;

Details

Origin ID

D006258;

UMLS CUI

C0018671;

Allowable qualifiers
- blood [MeSH Qualifier]
- blood supply [MeSH Qualifier]
- cerebrospinal fluid [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemically induced [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- complications [MeSH Qualifier]
- congenital [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnosis [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnostic imaging [MeSH Qualifier]
- diet therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- embryology [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- epidemiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethnology [MeSH Qualifier]
- etiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiopathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- prevention and control [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiotherapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- rehabilitation [MeSH Qualifier]
- secondary [MeSH Qualifier]
- surgery [MeSH Qualifier]
- therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- urine [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Head and Neck Carcinoma [NCIt concept]
- Head and neck cancer [PASCAL descriptor]
- Head and neck cancer [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Neck Neoplasm [NCIt concept]
- Malignant tumor of head and/or neck (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Malignant tumor of neck (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- NCI CTEP SDC Head and Neck Neoplasm Category Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Neck Neoplasm [NCIt concept]
- Neoplasm of head (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Neoplasm of head, neck [ACR pathology]
- Neoplasm of neck (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Neoplasm of upper aerodigestive tract (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Primary malignant neoplasm of head (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Primary malignant neoplasm of neck (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- head and neck cancer [DO Concept]
- head and neck cancer [MedlinePlus Topic]
- head and neck cancer [Radlex concept]
- malignant neoplasm of head, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- malignant neoplasm of neck, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- oropharynx cancer [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
DO Cross reference
- head and neck cancer [DO Concept]
HPO term
- Neoplasm of head and neck [HPO term]
Indexing information
- retroviral p15E-related protein, human [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- retroviral p15E-related protein, mouse [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
MedlinePlus topic(s)
- head and neck cancer [MedlinePlus Topic]
Ne pas confondre avec
- skull neoplasms [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- cancer of head [MeSH concept]
- cancer of head and neck [MeSH concept]
- cancer of neck [MeSH concept]
- head and neck neoplasms [MeSH concept]
- head neoplasms [MeSH concept]
- neck neoplasms [MeSH concept]
- upper aerodigestive tract neoplasms [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Neoplastic Process [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Head and Neck Neoplasm [NCIt concept]
- Neoplasm of head AND/OR neck (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Neoplasm of head and neck [HPO term]
- Rare head and neck tumor [ORDO Disease]
- head and neck cancer [DO Concept]
- head and neck neoplasm [Disease (Nov.)]
Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
- head and neck cancer [Disease (Nov.)]
- head cancer [Disease (Nov.)]
- head neoplasm [Disease (Nov.)]
- neck cancer [Disease (Nov.)]
- neck neoplasm [Disease (Nov.)]

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