Pituitary Stalk

Preferred Label : Pituitary Stalk;

NCIt definition : A hollow, funnel-shaped process of gray matter that connects the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland to the tuber cinereum of the hypothalamus.;

Details

Origin ID

C45912;

UMLS CUI

C0751440;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Pars tuberalis of adenohypophysis [FMA entity]
- Pituitary Stalk [MeSH concept]
- Pituitary stalk structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- pituitary pars tuberalis [SNOMED Notion]
- pituitary stalk [UBERON concept]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Structure of pituitary pars tuberalis (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Pituitary Stalk [MeSH concept]
- Pituitary stalk structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
is_primary_anatomic_site_of_disease
- Pituitary Stalk Meningioma [NCIt concept]

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