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MeSH Heading: Choristoma
Tree Number(s): C23.300.250
Unique ID: D002828
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002828
Annotation: coord aberrant or heterotopic tissue of an organ under the organ without qualif, e.g., heterotopic pancreatic tissue in the duodenum = CHORISTOMA (IM) + DUODENAL DISEASES (IM) + PANCREAS (no qualif) (IM)
Scope Note: A mass of histologically normal tissue present in an abnormal location.
Entry Term(s): Aberrant Tissue; Ectopic Tissue; Heterotopic Tissue
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1999/11/08

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

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)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0004345
Scope Note: A mass of histologically normal tissue present in an abnormal location.
Terms: Choristoma Preferred Term
Term UI T008231
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Aberrant Tissue
Term UI T008230
Date03/11/1985
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Ectopic Tissue
Term UI T008232
Date03/11/1985
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Heterotopic Tissue
Term UI T008233
Date01/16/1975
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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