Structured Summary
Abstract
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.
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Synonyms
8 entry terms
- Neoplasms, Nervous System
- Nervous System Tumors
- Tumors of the Nervous System
- Neoplasm, Nervous System
- Nervous System Neoplasm
- Nervous System Tumor
- Tumor, Nervous System
- Tumors, Nervous System
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Aspects Covered
39 allowable subheadings
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
general or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not confuse with NEOPLASMS, NERVOUS TISSUE (neoplasms composed of nerve tissue); coordinate with histological type of neoplasm
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History Note
80; was NON MESH before 1980
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Previous Indexing
- Brain Neoplasms (1966-1979)
- Neoplasms (1966-1979)
- Neoplasms, Experimental (1966-1979)
- Nervous System Diseases (1966-1979)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Nervous System Neoplasms. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009423. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009423
- Nervous System Neoplasms. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nervous_system_tumor
- Nervous System Neoplasms. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55789539