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MeSH Heading: Nervous System Neoplasms
Tree Number(s): C04.588.614; C10.551
Unique ID: D009423
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009423
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not confuse with NEOPLASMS, NERVOUS TISSUE (neoplasms composed of nerve tissue); coordinate with histological type of neoplasm
Scope Note: Benign and malignant neoplastic processes arising from or involving components of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, cranial nerves, and meninges. Included in this category are primary and metastatic nervous system neoplasms.
Entry Version: NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPL
Entry Term(s): Neoplasms, Nervous System; Nervous System Tumors; Tumors of the Nervous System
Previous Indexing: Brain Neoplasms (1966-1979); Neoplasms (1966-1979); Neoplasms, Experimental (1966-1979); Nervous System Diseases (1966-1979)
Public MeSH Note: 80
History Note: 80; was NON MESH before 1980
Date Established: 1980/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1999/11/03

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

blood supply (BS)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

secondary (SC)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0014668
Scope Note: Benign and malignant neoplastic processes arising from or involving components of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, cranial nerves, and meninges. Included in this category are primary and metastatic nervous system neoplasms.
Terms: Nervous System Neoplasms Preferred Term
Term UI T028093
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1980); Neoplasms, Nervous System
Term UI T372103
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Nervous System Tumors
Term UI T372104
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Tumors of the Nervous System
Term UI T372105
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000)

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