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MeSH Heading: Skull Neoplasms
Tree Number(s): C04.588.149.721; C05.116.231.754
Unique ID: D012888
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012888
Annotation: of bony part of skull only: do not confuse with HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS or FACIAL NEOPLASMS; "intracranial tumors" is probably BRAIN NEOPLASMS, not SKULL NEOPLASMS; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; coordinate with histological type of neoplasm; SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS is also available
Scope Note: Neoplasms of the bony part of the skull.
Entry Version: SKULL NEOPL
Entry Term(s): Neoplasms, Skull
NLM Classification #: WE 707
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2000/06/22

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

blood supply (BS)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

chemistry (CH)

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)

secondary (SC)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Skull Neoplasms MeSH Descriptor Data 2025