| Descriptor English: | Leukoplakia, Oral | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Leucoplasia Bucal
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Leucoplasia Oral | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Leucoplasie buccale | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Keratoses, Oral Keratosis, Oral Leukokeratoses, Oral Leukokeratosis, Oral Leukoplakias, Oral Oral Keratoses Oral Keratosis Oral Leukokeratoses Oral Leukokeratosis Oral Leukoplakia Oral Leukoplakias |
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| Tree number(s): |
C04.588.443.591.545 C04.834.512.513 C07.465.530.545 C23.300.816.513 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007972 | ||||||
| Scope note: | 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). |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood BS blood supply CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SC secondary SU surgery TH therapy UL ultrastructure UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Leukoplakia (1966-1969) Mouth Neoplasms (1966-1969) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 1972 |
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| History Note: | 1972 (1970) |
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| DeCS ID: | 22542 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D007972 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WU 280 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1972/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2018/06/22 |
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Neoplasms [C04]Neoplasms -
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Neoplasms [C04]Neoplasms
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Leukoplakia, Oral
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| Concept UI |
M0012423 |
| Scope note | 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). |
| Preferred term | Leukoplakia, Oral |
| Entry term(s) |
Keratoses, Oral Keratosis, Oral Leukokeratoses, Oral Leukokeratosis, Oral Leukoplakias, Oral Oral Keratoses Oral Keratosis Oral Leukokeratoses Oral Leukokeratosis Oral Leukoplakia Oral Leukoplakias |
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