Diseases

Skull Neoplasms

Neoplasms of the bony part of the skull.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Neoplasms of the bony part of the skull.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Neoplasms, Skull
  • Neoplasm, Skull
  • Skull Neoplasm

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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

of bony part of skull only: do not confuse with HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS or FACIAL NEOPLASMS; "intracranial tumors" is probably BRAIN NEOPLASMS, not SKULL NEOPLASMS; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; coordinate with histological type of neoplasm; SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS is also available

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WE 707

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Skull Neoplasms. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012888. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012888
  2. Skull Neoplasms. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56014663