Preferred Label : Head and Neck;
NCIt synonyms : H and N;
NCIt related terms : Head & Neck; craniocervical region;
NCIt definition : For oncology, an area of the body generally construed to comprise the base of skull
and facial bones, sinuses, orbits, salivary glands, oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx,
thyroid, facial and neck musculature and lymph nodes draining these areas.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: The area of the body comprising the skull, facial bones and the cervical vertebrae,
sinuses, orbits, salivary glands, oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx, thyroid, facial
and neck musculature, soft tissue and lymph nodes draining these areas.; UBERON: The anteriormost subdivision of the body that includes the head, jaws, pharyngeal
region and the neck (if present). In vertebrates this is the subdivision that includes
the cervical vertebrae.;
Origin ID : C12418;
UMLS CUI : C0460004;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Contains anatomical structure(s)
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
False automatic mappings
Semantic type(s)
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
concept_is_in_subset
is_associated_anatomic_site_of
is_location_of_anatomic_structure
is_metastatic_anatomic_site_of_disease
is_not_primary_anatomic_site_of_disease
is_primary_anatomic_site_of_disease
target_anatomy_has_procedure