Diseases

Breast Neoplasms

Tumors or cancer of the human BREAST.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Tumors or cancer of the human BREAST.

MeSH Record

Classification

Broader headings

Narrower headings

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

See Also

MeSH Record

Synonyms

37 entry terms
  • Breast Tumors
  • Neoplasms, Breast
  • Tumors, Breast
  • Breast Neoplasm
  • Breast Tumor
  • Neoplasm, Breast
  • Tumor, Breast
  • Breast Cancer
  • Breast Carcinoma
  • Cancer of Breast
  • Cancer of the Breast
  • Human Mammary Carcinoma
  • Malignant Neoplasm of Breast
  • Malignant Tumor of Breast
  • Mammary Cancer
  • Mammary Carcinoma, Human
  • Mammary Neoplasm, Human
  • Mammary Neoplasms, Human
  • Breast Carcinomas
  • Breast Malignant Neoplasm
  • Breast Malignant Neoplasms
  • Breast Malignant Tumor
  • Breast Malignant Tumors
  • Cancer, Breast
  • Cancer, Mammary
  • Cancers, Mammary
  • Carcinoma, Breast
  • Carcinoma, Human Mammary
  • Carcinomas, Breast
  • Carcinomas, Human Mammary
  • Human Mammary Carcinomas
  • Human Mammary Neoplasm
  • Human Mammary Neoplasms
  • Mammary Cancers
  • Mammary Carcinomas, Human
  • Neoplasm, Human Mammary
  • Neoplasms, Human Mammary

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

39 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

MeSH Record

Indexing Annotation

human only; BREAST NEOPLASMS, MALE is also available; for animal, index MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, ANIMAL or MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; coordinate IM with histological type of neoplasm (IM)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. C04w.588.180
  2. C17.800w.090w.500

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Breast Neoplasms. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001943. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001943
  2. Breast Neoplasms. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23929670