Prophylactic Surgery

Preferred Label : Prophylactic Surgery;

NCIt definition : Any surgical procedure undertaken prior to the occurrence of a disease/disorder, the goal of which is to prevent the disease/disorder from developing.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Surgery to remove an organ or gland that shows no signs of cancer, in an attempt to prevent development of cancer of that organ or gland. Prophylactic surgery is sometimes chosen by people who know they are at high risk for developing cancer.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000045092;

Details

Origin ID

C94458;

UMLS CUI

C1608407;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Prophylactic surgery, unspecified [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Encounter for prophylactic surgery [ICD-10 category]
- Prophylactic surgery [ICD-10 category (who)]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Preventive surgery [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Prophylactic surgery [ICD-10 category (who)]

Keyword's position in hierarchy(ies) :

You can consult :

recommendations
documents concerning education
documents for patients