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Abstract
Benign and malignant neoplastic processes that arise from or secondarily involve the meningeal coverings of the brain and spinal cord.
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- Meningeal Tumors
- Neoplasms, Meningeal
- Meningeal Neoplasm
- Meningeal Tumor
- Neoplasm, Meningeal
- Tumor, Meningeal
- Tumors, Meningeal
- Benign Meningeal Neoplasms
- Intracranial Meningeal Neoplasms
- Leptomeningeal Neoplasms
- Malignant Meningeal Neoplasms
- Meningeal Cancer
- Meningeal Neoplasms, Benign
- Meningeal Neoplasms, Intracranial
- Meningeal Neoplasms, Malignant
- Neoplasms, Leptomeningeal
- Spinal Meningeal Neoplasms
- Benign Meningeal Neoplasm
- Cancer, Meningeal
- Cancers, Meningeal
- Intracranial Meningeal Neoplasm
- Leptomeningeal Neoplasm
- Malignant Meningeal Neoplasm
- Meningeal Cancers
- Meningeal Neoplasm, Benign
- Meningeal Neoplasm, Intracranial
- Meningeal Neoplasm, Malignant
- Meningeal Neoplasm, Spinal
- Meningeal Neoplasms, Spinal
- Neoplasm, Benign Meningeal
- Neoplasm, Intracranial Meningeal
- Neoplasm, Leptomeningeal
- Neoplasm, Malignant Meningeal
- Neoplasm, Spinal Meningeal
- Neoplasms, Benign Meningeal
- Neoplasms, Intracranial Meningeal
- Neoplasms, Malignant Meningeal
- Neoplasms, Spinal Meningeal
- Spinal Meningeal Neoplasm
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, 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, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
coord IM with histol type of neopl (IM); for intracranial or spinal meningioma, see note on MENINGIOMA; intradural extramedullary neopl do not go here: index under SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS & do not try to locate "intradural" or "extramedullary"; meningeal leukemia does not go here: index under MENINGES /pathol (IM) + LEUKEMIC INFILTRATION (IM) (see note there) + specific type of leukemia (IM) if relevant
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Previous Indexing
- Brain Neoplasms (1966-1977)
- Meninges (1966-1977)
- Neoplasms (1966-1977)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Meningeal Neoplasms. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008577. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008577
- Meningeal Neoplasms. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66106658