Diseases

Kidney Neoplasms

Tumors or cancers of the KIDNEY.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Tumors or cancers of the KIDNEY.

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Synonyms

17 entry terms
  • Neoplasms, Kidney
  • Renal Neoplasms
  • Kidney Neoplasm
  • Neoplasm, Kidney
  • Neoplasm, Renal
  • Neoplasms, Renal
  • Renal Neoplasm
  • Cancer of Kidney
  • Cancer of the Kidney
  • Kidney Cancer
  • Renal Cancer
  • Cancer, Kidney
  • Cancer, Renal
  • Cancers, Kidney
  • Cancers, Renal
  • Kidney Cancers
  • Renal 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 prefer specifics; coordinate IM with histological type of neoplasm (IM)

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NLM Classification

WJ 358

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Kidney Neoplasms. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007680. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007680
  2. Kidney Neoplasms. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney_tumour
  3. Kidney Neoplasms. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13641482