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Hematologic Neoplasms MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Hematologic Neoplasms
Tree Number(s)
C04.588.448
C15.378.400
Unique ID
D019337
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019337
Annotation
general or unspecified only; consider instead LEUKEMIA or LYMPHOMA or their specifics and do not coordinate here
Scope Note
Neoplasms located in the blood and blood-forming tissue (the bone marrow and lymphatic tissue). The commonest forms are the various types of LEUKEMIA, of LYMPHOMA, and of the progressive, life-threatening forms of the MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES.
Entry Version
HEMATOL NEOPL
Entry Term(s)
Blood Cancer
Hematologic Malignancies
Hematologic Malignancy
Hematological Malignancies
Hematological Neoplasms
Hematopoietic Malignancies
Hematopoietic Neoplasms
Malignancies, Hematologic
Malignancy, Hematologic
Neoplasms, Hematologic
Neoplasms, Hematopoietic
Previous Indexing
Hematologic Diseases (1969-1996)
Neoplasms (1967-1996)
specific leukemias (1968-1996)
specific lymphomas (1968-1996)
See Also
Leukemia
Lymphoma
Public MeSH Note
97
History Note
97
Date Introduced
1997/01/01
Last Updated
2022/05/23
Hematologic Neoplasms Preferred
Hematopoietic Neoplasms Narrower
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