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MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM-OF-SALIVARY-GLANDS


subject field: medicine: disease
origination date: 20/03/2002
originator: Maribel
check date: 13/05/2002
checker: Pamela

Conceptual Structures
ISAMALIGNANT-NEOPLASM-OF-DIGESTIVE-ORGANS-AND-PERITONEUM
ANCESTORSALL
CHANGE-STATE
CHANGE-STATE-ANIMAL
DISEASE-EVENT
EVENT
HAVE-NEOPLASM
LIVING-EVENT
MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM
MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM-BY-BODY-PART
MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM-OF-DIGESTIVE-ORGANS-AND-PERITONEUM
PHYSICAL-EVENT


English
salivary gland cancerdefinition: malignant neoplasm of the salivary glands. People at greastest risk are those who have had radiation to the head and neck and those who smoke. A symptom of this type of cancer may be the growth of a lump in the cheek near the ear. Diagnosis is carried out through MRI, CTscan and biopsy. Treatment may include surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy. (en)
number: singular
term type: main entry term
part of speech: noun
reliability code: 9
context (x): i_saglca.txt

origination date: 12/06/2002
originator: Arianne

Spanish
cáncer de glándulas salivaresdefinition: neoplasia maligna de glándulas salivares. Las personas con mayor riesgo de padecer este cáncer son los que han estado sometidos a radiación de la cabeza o cuello y los fumadores. Un síntoma de este cáncer puede ser el crecimiento de un bulto en la mejilla cerca del oído. El diagnóstico se lleva a cabo por resonancia magnética, TAC y biopsia. El tratamiento puede consistir en cirugía, radiación o quimioterapia. (es)
term type: main entry term
reliability code: 9
part of speech: noun
number: singular
gender: masculine
context (x): e_caglsa.txt

origination date: 12/06/2002
originator: Arianne