"Tumor Burden" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The total amount (cell number, weight, size or volume) of tumor cells or tissue in the body.
| Descriptor ID |
D047368
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.041.124.892
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| Concept/Terms |
Tumor Burden- Tumor Burden
- Burden, Tumor
- Tumor Load
- Load, Tumor
- Loads, Tumor
- Tumor Loads
Tumor Weight- Tumor Weight
- Tumor Weights
- Weight, Tumor
- Weights, Tumor
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2014 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2017 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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