Embolization Therapy

Preferred Label : Embolization Therapy;

NCIt synonyms : therapy, embolization;

NCIt related terms : Embolization;

NCIt definition : A procedure in which substances are injected into blood vessels adjacent to a tumor for the purpose of interrupting the blood flow to the cancer cells.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: The blocking of an artery by a clot or foreign material. Embolization can be done as treatment to block the flow of blood to a tumor.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000046436;

Details

Origin ID

C15230;

UMLS CUI

C0013931;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Embolism [PASCAL descriptor]
- Embolism [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Embolism (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Embolization [LOINC part]
- Embolus (morphologic abnormality) [SNOMED CT concept]
- embolism [Radlex concept]
- embolism [MeSH Descriptor]
- embolism [MeSH concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Embolization [LOINC component]
- Embolization - action (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Embolization procedure (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Guidance for embolization [LOINC component]
- Therapeutic embolisation [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Therapeutic embolization [MedDRA LLT]
- embolization [Radlex concept]
- embolization, therapeutic [MeSH concept]
- embolization, therapeutic [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Embolization [ACR pathology]
- Embolization [ACR pathology]
- Embolization [ACR pathology]
- Embolization [ACR pathology]
- Embolization [ACR pathology]
- Embolization [ACR pathology]
- Embolization [ACR pathology]
- Embolization [ACR pathology]
- Embolization [LOINC component]
- Embolization [LOINC part]
- Embolization - action (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Embolization procedure (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Guidance for embolization [LOINC component]
- Therapeutic embolisation [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Therapeutic embolization [MedDRA LLT]
- embolization [Radlex concept]
- embolization, therapeutic [MeSH concept]
- embolization, therapeutic [MeSH Descriptor]
concept_is_in_subset
- CTRP Intervention Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
- GDC Terminology [NCIt concept]
- GDC Value Terminology [NCIt concept]

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