"Leukoplakia, Oral" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leukoplakia, Oral" by people in Profiles.
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Adults With Oral High-risk Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and/or Smoking History Have a Higher Risk for Clinically Diagnosed Oral Premalignant Lesions. J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2015 Sep; 15(3):134-6.
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Oral lesions you can't afford to miss. J Fam Pract. 2015 Jul; 64(7):392-9.
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Elevated level of serum growth differentiation factor 15 is associated with oral leukoplakia and oral squamous cell carcinoma. J Oral Pathol Med. 2014 Jan; 43(1):28-34.
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Resolution of oral lesions after tobacco cessation. J Periodontol. 2008 Sep; 79(9):1797-801.
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Is alveolar ridge keratosis a true leukoplakia?: A clinicopathologic comparison of 2,153 lesions. J Am Dent Assoc. 2007 May; 138(5):641-51.
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Oral cancer and precancerous lesions. CA Cancer J Clin. 2002 Jul-Aug; 52(4):195-215.
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Verruciform xanthoma associated with an intraoral warty dyskeratoma. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 1996 Jan; 81(1):3-4.
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Heterozygote detection through bleomycin-induced G2 chromatid breakage in dyskeratosis congenita families. Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 1992 May; 60(1):31-4.
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White sponge nevus. Obstet Gynecol. 1990 Sep; 76(3 Pt 2):545-8.