"Omentum" 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 double-layered fold of peritoneum that attaches the STOMACH to other organs in the ABDOMINAL CAVITY.
| Descriptor ID |
D009852
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.923.047.025.600.573
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Omentum" by people in Profiles.
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Isolation of Primary Normal and Cancer-Associated Adipocytes from the Omentum. Methods Mol Biol. 2022; 2424:167-175.
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Omental macrophages secrete chemokine ligands that promote ovarian cancer colonization of the omentum via CCR1. Commun Biol. 2020 09 22; 3(1):524.
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Adipocyte-Induced FABP4 Expression in Ovarian Cancer Cells Promotes Metastasis and Mediates Carboplatin Resistance. Cancer Res. 2020 04 15; 80(8):1748-1761.
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Neutrophils facilitate ovarian cancer premetastatic niche formation in the omentum. J Exp Med. 2019 01 07; 216(1):176-194.
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Primary Myxoid Liposarcoma of the Greater Omentum in a Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta). Comp Med. 2018 08 01; 68(4):308-313.
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Adipocyte-induced CD36 expression drives ovarian cancer progression and metastasis. Oncogene. 2018 04; 37(17):2285-2301.
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Exosomes Promote Ovarian Cancer Cell Invasion through Transfer of CD44 to Peritoneal Mesothelial Cells. Mol Cancer Res. 2017 01; 15(1):78-92.
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Laparoscopic peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion using rectus sheath tunnel and selective omentopexy significantly reduces catheter dysfunction and increases peritoneal dialysis longevity. Surgery. 2016 10; 160(4):924-935.
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Laparoscopic harvesting of omental pedicle flap for cerebral revascularization in children with moyamoya disease. J Pediatr Surg. 2016 Apr; 51(4):592-7.
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In Vivo and Ex Vivo Approaches to Study Ovarian Cancer Metastatic Colonization of Milky Spot Structures in Peritoneal Adipose. J Vis Exp. 2015 Oct 14; (105):e52721.