Malignant tumor of head and neck   255056009

SNOMED CT code


SNOMED code255056009
nameMalignant tumor of head and neck
statusactive
date introduced2002-01-31
fully specified name(s)Malignant tumor of head and/or neck (disorder)
synonyms
  • Malignant tumour of head and/or neck
  • Malignant tumor of head and/or neck
  • Malignant tumor of head and neck
  • Malignant tumour of head and neck
attributes - group1
Associated morphologyMalignant neoplasm   1240414004
Finding siteHead and neck structure   774007
parents
children
  • Adenocarcinoma of head and neck   441535001
  • Hodgkin disease, mixed cellularity of lymph nodes of head   1255788002
  • Letterer-Siwe disease of lymph nodes of head and neck   1255742008
  • Malignant histiocytosis of lymph nodes of head   1255746006
  • Malignant lymphoma of lymph nodes of head and neck   1255807003
  • Malignant lymphoma of the eye region   420519005
  • Malignant melanoma of head and neck   269578002
  • Malignant neoplasm of bones of skull and face   187900002
  • Malignant neoplasm of brain   428061005
  • Malignant neoplasm of cerebral meninges   363474009
  • Malignant neoplasm of head NOS   188354008  removed: 2010-01-31
  • Malignant neoplasm of jaw NOS   188357001  removed: 2010-01-31
  • Malignant neoplasm of lip, oral cavity and pharynx   271323007
  • Malignant neoplasm of supraclavicular fossa NOS   188359003  removed: 2010-01-31
  • Malignant tumor of branchial cleft   363396004
  • Malignant tumor of ear, nose and throat   255073006
  • Malignant tumor of eye   363461003
  • Malignant tumor of face   363501002
  • Malignant tumor of lacrimal drainage structure   280959007
  • Malignant tumor of lacrimal gland   188272000
  • Malignant tumor of neck   363489000
  • Malignant tumor of optic nerve sheath   254974009
  • Malignant tumor of orbit   363462005
  • Malignant tumor of palate   363390005
  • Malignant tumor of parapharyngeal space   254530002
  • Malignant tumor of soft tissue of head, face and neck   302816009
  • Mast cell malignancy of lymph nodes of head and neck   188662007
  • Metastasis to head and neck lymph node   303194003
  • Metastatic malignant neoplasm to head   94326009
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of head   93824007
  • Sarcoma of head and neck   423812005
  • Squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck   716659002
hierarchies
a selection of possible paths
SNOMED CT Concept   138875005
  Clinical finding   404684003
    Finding of head and neck region   118254002
      Mass of head and/or neck   274751001
        Tumor of head and neck   255055008
          Malignant tumor of head and neck   255056009

SNOMED CT Concept   138875005
  Clinical finding   404684003
    Disease   64572001
      Neoplasm and/or hamartoma   399981008
        Neoplastic disease   55342001
          Malignant tumor   363346000
            Malignant tumor of head and neck   255056009

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