Mediastinoscopy

Preferred Label : Mediastinoscopy;

NCIt synonyms : Endoscopic Exploration of Mediastinum; Diagnostic Mediastinoscopy;

NCIt definition : A surgical procedure during which a mediastinoscope is inserted into the thorax to view the its contents for diagnostic and/or therapeutic purposes.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A procedure in which a mediastinoscope is used to examine the organs in the area between the lungs and nearby lymph nodes. A mediastinoscope is a thin, tube-like instrument with a light and a lens for viewing. It may also have a tool to remove tissue to be checked under a microscope for signs of disease. The mediastinoscope is inserted into the chest through an incision above the breastbone. This procedure is usually done to get a tissue sample from the lymph nodes on the right side of the chest.; CDISC: A technique used to examine the thorax with a mediastinoscope.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000046287;

Details

Origin ID

C16829;

UMLS CUI

C0025065;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Mediastinoscopy [ICD-9 code]
- Mediastinoscopy - inspection only (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Mediastinoscope (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Mediastinoscopy [ICHI intervention]
- Mediastinoscopy [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Mediastinoscopy (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- mediastinoscopes [MeSH Descriptor]
- mediastinoscopes [MeSH concept]
- mediastinoscopy [MeSH Descriptor]
- mediastinoscopy [MeSH concept]
- mediastinoscopy, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Diagnostic Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Mediastinoscopy [ICD-9 code]
- Mediastinoscopy [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Mediastinoscopy (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- mediastinoscopy [MeSH concept]
- mediastinoscopy [MeSH Descriptor]
- mediastinoscopy, nos [SNOMED Notion]
concept_is_in_subset
- CDISC SDTM Method Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Intervention Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]
procedure_has_target_anatomy
- Mediastinum [NCIt concept]
- Organ [NCIt concept]
- Thoracic Cavity [NCIt concept]

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