Peripheral Zone of Prostate

Preferred Label : Peripheral Zone of Prostate;

NCIt related terms : Peripheral Zone;

NCIt definition : The region of the prostate that is located most superficial and posterior as compared to the other prostate zones. It is located closest to the rectum, and is easily palpated on digital rectal exam. This zone of the prostate surrounds the distal urethra, and is the zone of origin for the vast majority of prostatic cancers.;

Details

Origin ID

C128570;

UMLS CUI

C0458696;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Peripheral zone of prostate [FMA entity]
- Structure of peripheral glandular zone of prostate (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- peripheral zone of prostate [Radlex concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Location or Region [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Peripheral zone of prostate [FMA entity]
- Structure of peripheral glandular zone of prostate (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
concept_is_in_subset
- CPTAC Baseline Medical Forms Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CPTAC Prostate Adenocarcinoma Baseline Form [NCIt concept]
- CPTAC Terminology [NCIt concept]
- GDC Terminology [NCIt concept]
- GDC Value Terminology [NCIt concept]

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