Pterygium - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Pterygium;

NCIt synonyms : Pterygium of Conjunctiva and Cornea;

NCIt definition : A wedge-shaped fibrovascular lesion arising from the bulbar conjunctiva and extending to the cornea. It is caused by chronic exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation, heat, and dust. It may cause severe vision loss. Studies have linked pterygium to neoplastic proliferation and suggest that it may be a stem cell disorder.;

Neoplastic status : Benign;

Details

Origin ID

C133744;

UMLS CUI

C1867441;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Pterygium [PASCAL descriptor]
- Pterygium [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Pterygium [HPO term]
- Pterygium [ICD-11 Subcategory]
- Pterygium [ICD-9 code]
- Pterygium (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- pterygium [DO Concept]
- pterygium [MeSH Descriptor]
- pterygium [MeSH concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Familial pterygium of the conjunctiva [ORDO Disease]
- Pterygium of conjunctiva and cornea [OMIM Phenotype]
- pterygium of conjunctiva and cornea [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- pterygium of conjunctiva and cornea [MeSH concept]
Disease excludes abnormal cell
- Malignant Cell [NCIt concept]
Excludes anatomical site(s)
- Lymphatic System [NCIt concept]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Conjunctiva [NCIt concept]
- Eye [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Familial pterygium of the conjunctiva [ORDO Disease]
- Pterygium of conjunctiva and cornea [OMIM Phenotype]
- pterygium of conjunctiva and cornea [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- pterygium of conjunctiva and cornea [MeSH concept]
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- Cellosaurus Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Cellosaurus Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Malignant Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
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- Neoplastic Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Benign Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
- Fibrovascular Stroma Formation [NCIt concept]
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- Conjunctiva [NCIt concept]
- Eye [NCIt concept]

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