Muscle Neoplasms
"Muscle Neoplasms" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Tumors or cancer located in muscle tissue or specific muscles. They are differentiated from NEOPLASMS, MUSCLE TISSUE which are neoplasms composed of skeletal, cardiac, or smooth muscle tissue, such as MYOSARCOMA or LEIOMYOMA.
| Descriptor ID |
D019042
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.588.839.500 C05.651.494
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| Concept/Terms |
Muscle Neoplasms- Muscle Neoplasms
- Neoplasms, Muscle
- Muscle Neoplasm
- Neoplasm, Muscle
Cancer of Muscle- Cancer of Muscle
- Muscle Cancers
- Muscle Cancer
- Cancer, Muscle
- Cancers, Muscle
- Cancer of the Muscle
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