Leukoplakia
"Leukoplakia" 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.
A white patch lesion found on a MUCOUS MEMBRANE that cannot be scraped off. Leukoplakia is generally considered a precancerous condition, however its appearance may also result from a variety of HEREDITARY DISEASES.
| Descriptor ID |
D007971
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.834.512 C23.300.816
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| Concept/Terms |
Leukoplakia- Leukoplakia
- Leukoplakias
- Leukoplakic Lesions
- Lesion, Leukoplakic
- Lesions, Leukoplakic
- Leukoplakic Lesion
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Leukoplakia" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Leukoplakia" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leukoplakia" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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George N, Raghavapuram S, Tharian B. Widefield Endoscopic Mucosal Resection for Treatment of Proximal Esophageal Leukoplakia. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 04; 16(4):e45.