National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: July 2, 2026

Id	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12418 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12418
Preferred Name	Head and Neck
Definitions	For oncology, an area of the body generally construed to comprise the base of skull and facial bones, sinuses, orbits, salivary glands, oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx, thyroid, facial and neck musculature and lymph nodes draining these areas.
Synonyms	HEAD AND NECK Head and Neck craniocervical region Head & Neck H and N
Type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class

label	Head and Neck
Is_PCDC_GCT_Authorized_Value_For_Variable	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C164323 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C173281 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157120
prefixIRI	Thesaurus:C12418
code	C12418
DEFINITION	For oncology, an area of the body generally construed to comprise the base of skull and facial bones, sinuses, orbits, salivary glands, oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx, thyroid, facial and neck musculature and lymph nodes draining these areas.
ALT_DEFINITION	The area of the body comprising the skull, facial bones and the cervical vertebrae, sinuses, orbits, salivary glands, oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx, thyroid, facial and neck musculature, soft tissue and lymph nodes draining these areas. The anteriormost subdivision of the body that includes the head, jaws, pharyngeal region and the neck (if present). In vertebrates this is the subdivision that includes the cervical vertebrae.
Is_Value_For_GDC_Property	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C70729 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C171435
Legacy Concept Name	Head_and_Neck
Contributing_Source	CDISC CPTAC GDC PCDC UBERON
xRef	UBERON:0007811
Is_PCDC_EWS_Authorized_Value_For_Variable	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C173281 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C119940 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157120
FULL_SYN	HEAD AND NECK Head and Neck craniocervical region Head & Neck H and N
UMLS_CUI	C0460004
Maps_To	Head and Neck Head & Neck
Preferred_Name	Head and Neck
type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
subClassOf	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12680
Display_Name	Head and Neck
Concept_In_Subset	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C179481 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C159336 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C159414 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177403 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156952 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C159415 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177402 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C159328 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C179483 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C198975 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C174241 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C174237 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C179482 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C174261 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C174255 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177383 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156953 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177394 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177537 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C179478 See more See less
Semantic_Type	Body Location or Region

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