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MeSH Heading: Head and Neck Neoplasms
Tree Number(s): C04.588.443
Unique ID: D006258
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006258
Annotation: soft tissue neoplasms only; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; coordinate with histological type of neoplasm
Scope Note: 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)
Entry Version: HEAD NECK NEOPL
Entry Term(s): Cancer of Head; Cancer of Head and Neck; Cancer of Neck; Cancer of the Head; Cancer of the Head and Neck; Cancer of the Neck; Head Cancer; Head Neoplasm; Head Neoplasms; Head and Neck Cancer; Head and Neck Neoplasm; Head, Neck Neoplasms; Neck Cancer; Neck Neoplasm; Neck Neoplasms; Neoplasms, Head; Neoplasms, Head and Neck; Neoplasms, Neck; Neoplasms, Upper Aerodigestive Tract; UADT Neoplasm; UADT Neoplasms; Upper Aerodigestive Tract Neoplasm; Upper Aerodigestive Tract Neoplasms
NLM Classification #: WE 707
Public MeSH Note: 76; NECK NEOPLASMS was heading 1963-75
Online Note: use HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS to search NECK NEOPLASMS 1966-75
History Note: 76; NECK NEOPLASMS was heading 1963-75
Date Established: 1976/01/01
Date of Entry: 1975/07/25
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

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psychology (PX)

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urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

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Neoplasms [C04]
- Neoplasms by Site [C04.588]

Head and Neck Neoplasms Preferred

Concept UI: M0009818
Scope Note: 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)
Terms: Head and Neck Neoplasms Preferred Term
Term UI T018951
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1976); Head and Neck Neoplasm
Term UI T001004270
Date12/27/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Head, Neck Neoplasms
Term UI T018950
Date03/29/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Neoplasms, Head and Neck
Term UI T363675
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000)

Head Neoplasms Narrower

Neck Neoplasms Narrower

Cancer of Head and Neck Narrower

Upper Aerodigestive Tract Neoplasms Narrower

Concept UI: M0358107
Terms: Upper Aerodigestive Tract Neoplasms Preferred Term
Term UI T408413
Date03/03/2000
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2001); Upper Aerodigestive Tract Neoplasm
Term UI T000998916
Date11/21/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); UADT Neoplasm
Term UI T000998917
Date11/21/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Neoplasms, Upper Aerodigestive Tract
Term UI T408414
Date03/03/2000
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2001); UADT Neoplasms
Term UI T408415
Date03/03/2000
LexicalTag ACX
ThesaurusID NLM (2001)

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Head and Neck Neoplasms MeSH Descriptor Data 2025