Diseases

Hematologic Neoplasms

Neoplasms located in the blood and blood-forming tissue (the bone marrow and lymphatic tissue). The commonest forms are the various types of LEUKEMIA, of LYMPHOMA, and of the progressive, life-threatening forms of the MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES.

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Neoplasms located in the blood and blood-forming tissue (the bone marrow and lymphatic tissue). The commonest forms are the various types of LEUKEMIA, of LYMPHOMA, and of the progressive, life-threatening forms of the MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES.

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23 entry terms
  • Blood Cancer
  • Hematologic Malignancies
  • Hematologic Malignancy
  • Hematological Malignancies
  • Hematological Neoplasms
  • Malignancies, Hematologic
  • Malignancy, Hematologic
  • Neoplasms, Hematologic
  • Blood Cancers
  • Cancer, Blood
  • Hematologic Neoplasm
  • Hematological Malignancy
  • Hematological Neoplasm
  • Malignancy, Hematological
  • Neoplasm, Hematologic
  • Neoplasm, Hematological
  • Hematopoietic Malignancies
  • Hematopoietic Neoplasms
  • Neoplasms, Hematopoietic
  • Hematopoietic Malignancy
  • Hematopoietic Neoplasm
  • Malignancy, Hematopoietic
  • Neoplasm, Hematopoietic

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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general or unspecified only; consider instead LEUKEMIA or LYMPHOMA or their specifics and do not coordinate here

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Previous Indexing

  • Hematologic Diseases (1969-1996)
  • Neoplasms (1967-1996)
  • specific leukemias (1968-1996)
  • specific lymphomas (1968-1996)

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  1. C04w.588.448w
  2. C15.378w.400w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hematologic Neoplasms. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019337. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019337
  2. Hematologic Neoplasms. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumors_of_the_hematopoietic_and_lymphoid_tissues
  3. Hematologic Neoplasms. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2509220