Axillary Lymph Node Biopsy

Preferred Label : Axillary Lymph Node Biopsy;

NCIt synonyms : Axillary Node Biopsy;

NCIt definition : Surgical removal of tissues from the lymph nodes located in the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and the thorax (armpit) so that a biopsy can be performed.;

Details

Origin ID

C62658;

UMLS CUI

C0398434;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Axillary lymph node biopsy [MedDRA LLT]
- Biopsy of axillary lymph node [ICHI intervention]
- Biopsy of axillary lymph node (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Diagnostic Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Axillary lymph node biopsy [MedDRA LLT]
- Biopsy of axillary lymph node (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
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- CTRP Intervention Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Lymph Node [NCIt concept]
- Organ [NCIt concept]
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- Organ [NCIt concept]

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