 Leukoplakia, Oral
"Leukoplakia, Oral" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A white patch seen on the oral mucosa. It is considered a premalignant condition and is often tobacco-induced. When evidence of Epstein-Barr virus is present, the condition is called hairy leukoplakia (LEUKOPLAKIA, HAIRY).
| Descriptor ID |
D007972
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.588.443.591.545 C04.834.512.513 C07.465.565.545 C23.300.816.513
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| Concept/Terms |
Leukoplakia, Oral- Leukoplakia, Oral
- Leukoplakias, Oral
- Oral Leukoplakia
- Oral Leukoplakias
Leukokeratosis, Oral- Leukokeratosis, Oral
- Leukokeratoses, Oral
- Oral Leukokeratoses
- Oral Leukokeratosis
- Keratosis, Oral
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leukoplakia, Oral" by people in Profiles.
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Diebold S, Overbeck M. Soft Tissue Disorders of the Mouth. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2019 Feb; 37(1):55-68.
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Flaitz CM, Carlin N. Living in limbo: ethics and experience in a conversation about persistent oral lesions. Tex Dent J. 2011 May; 128(5):427-37.
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Greer RO, Meyers A, Said SM, Shroyer KR. Is p16(INK4a) protein expression in oral ST lesions a reliable precancerous marker? Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2008 Sep; 37(9):840-6.
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Jepsen SA, Closmann JJ. The insidious nature and presentation of oral squamous cell carcinoma in the low-risk population. Gen Dent. 2008 Jan-Feb; 56(1):78-82; quiz 83-4, 111-2.
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Tagg R, Asadi-Zeydabadi M, Meyers AD. Biophotonic and other physical methods for characterizing oral mucosa. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2005 Apr; 38(2):215-40, vi.
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Dye BA. Comment on "low prevalance of oral leukoplakia in a representative sample of the US population" Scheifele et al. [Oral Oncology 39 (2003) 619-625]. Oral Oncol. 2004 Apr; 40(4):453-4; author reply 455-6.
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Mulshine JL, Atkinson JC, Greer RO, Papadimitrakopoulou VA, Van Waes C, Rudy S, Martin JW, Steinberg SM, Liewehr DJ, Avis I, Linnoila RI, Hewitt S, Lippman SM, Frye R, Cavanaugh PF. Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase IIb trial of the cyclooxygenase inhibitor ketorolac as an oral rinse in oropharyngeal leukoplakia. Clin Cancer Res. 2004 Mar 01; 10(5):1565-73.
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Felefli S, Flaitz CM. The oral brush biopsy: it's as easy as 1, 2, 3. Tex Dent J. 2000 Jun; 117(6):20-4.
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Greer RO, McDowell JD, Hoernig G. Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia: report of two cases and a discussion of clinicopathology. J Calif Dent Assoc. 1999 Apr; 27(4):300-5, 308-9.
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Tilliss TS, Stach DJ. Recognition of HIV/AIDS-associated oral lesions by the dental team. Clin Prev Dent. 1991 Nov-Dec; 13(6):5-11.
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