Diseases

Jaw Neoplasms

Cancers or tumors of the MAXILLA or MANDIBLE unspecified. For neoplasms of the maxilla, MAXILLARY NEOPLASMS is available and of the mandible, MANDIBULAR NEOPLASMS is available.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Cancers or tumors of the MAXILLA or MANDIBLE unspecified. For neoplasms of the maxilla, MAXILLARY NEOPLASMS is available and of the mandible, MANDIBULAR NEOPLASMS is available.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Neoplasms, Jaw
  • Jaw Neoplasm
  • Neoplasm, Jaw
  • Cancer of Jaw
  • Cancer of the Jaw
  • Jaw Cancer
  • Cancer, Jaw
  • Cancers, Jaw
  • Jaw Cancers

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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.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; coordinate with histological type of neoplasm

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History Note

67

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Previous Indexing

  • Jaw (1966)
  • Mandibular Neoplasms (1966)
  • Maxillary Neoplasms (1966)

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NLM Classification

WU 280

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Jaw Neoplasms. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007573. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007573
  2. Jaw Neoplasms. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55789747