National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Neovascularization
Synonyms

NEOVASCULARIZATION

Vascularization

Neovascularization

Neoangiogenesis

Neovascularization, Pathologic

Definitions

The formation of new or recent blood vessels. The vasculature network is critical to the development of neoplasms. As the tumor burden grows, vascular endothelial cells are recruited to form new blood vessels as an increased demand for blood and nourishment is required.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C16900

ALT_DEFINITION

The formation of new blood vessels.

code

C16900

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C62596

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C54450

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C142799

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C120531

Contributing_Source

CDISC

CTRP

FDA

DEFINITION

The formation of new or recent blood vessels. The vasculature network is critical to the development of neoplasms. As the tumor burden grows, vascular endothelial cells are recruited to form new blood vessels as an increased demand for blood and nourishment is required.

Display_Name

Neovascularization

FDA_Table

Patient Code (Appendix B)

FULL_SYN

NEOVASCULARIZATION

Vascularization

Neovascularization

Neoangiogenesis

Neovascularization, Pathologic

label

Neovascularization

Legacy Concept Name

Neovascularization

Preferred_Name

Neovascularization

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C16900

Semantic_Type

Pathologic Function

UMLS_CUI

C0027686

xRef

IMDRF:E0510

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C16956

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