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Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Site > Head and Neck Neoplasms

Preferred term

Head and Neck Neoplasms

Topical Descriptor

Neoplasms by Site

Head and Neck Neoplasm
Head, Neck Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Head and Neck

soft tissue neoplasms only; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; coordinate with histological type of neoplasm

Soft tissue tumors or cancer arising from the mucosal surfaces of the LIP; oral cavity; PHARYNX; LARYNX; and cervical esophagus. Other sites included are the NOSE and PARANASAL SINUSES; SALIVARY GLANDS; THYROID GLAND and PARATHYROID GLANDS; and MELANOMA and non-melanoma skin cancers of the head and neck. (from Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 4th ed, p1651)

History note

76; NECK NEOPLASMS was heading 1963-75

pään ja kaulan kasvaimet

Finnish
pään ja kaulan syövät
pään ja kaulan tuumorit
Huvud- och halstumörer

Swedish
Cancer i huvud och hals
Huvud- och halscancer
Tumörer i huvud och hals

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006258

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