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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Choroid Neoplasms
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Descriptor Spanish:
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neoplasias de la coroides
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Neoplasias da Coroide
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Synonyms English:
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Choroid Neoplasm
Choroidal Neoplasm
Choroidal Neoplasms
Neoplasm, Choroid
Neoplasm, Choroidal
Neoplasms, Choroid
Neoplasms, Choroidal
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Tree Number:
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C04.588.364.978.223
C11.319.494.198
C11.941.160.238
C11.941.855.198
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Definition English:
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Tumors of the choroid; most common intraocular tumors are malignant melanomas of the choroid. These usually occur after puberty and increase in incidence with advancing age. Most malignant melanomas of the uveal tract develop from benign melanomas (nevi). |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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of the eye: do not confuse with neoplasms of CHOROID PLEXUS ( = CHOROID PLEXUS NEOPLASMS); coordinate with histological type of neoplasm
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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28269
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Unique Identifier:
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D002830
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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