 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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Greer RO. Pathology of malignant and premalignant oral epithelial lesions. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2006 Apr; 39(2):249-75, v.
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Thurnham DI, Zheng SF, Munoz N, Crespi M, Grassi A, Hambidge KM, Chai TF. Comparison of riboflavin, vitamin A, and zinc status of Chinese populations at high and low risk for esophageal cancer. Nutr Cancer. 1985; 7(3):131-43.
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