"Vocal Cords" 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 pair of cone-shaped elastic mucous membrane projecting from the laryngeal wall and forming a narrow slit between them. Each contains a thickened free edge (vocal ligament) extending from the THYROID CARTILAGE to the ARYTENOID CARTILAGE, and a VOCAL MUSCLE that shortens or relaxes the vocal cord to control sound production.
| Descriptor ID |
D014827
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A04.329.364.737
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| Concept/Terms |
Vocal Cords- Vocal Cords
- Cord, Vocal
- Cords, Vocal
- Vocal Cord
- Vocal Fold
- Fold, Vocal
- Folds, Vocal
- Vocal Folds
Vocal Ligament- Vocal Ligament
- Ligament, Vocal
- Ligaments, Vocal
- Vocal Ligaments
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vocal Cords" by people in Profiles.
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Right Vocal Cord Paralysis Caused by Histoplasmosis: A Case Report. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2023 Mar; 132(3):351-355.
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Endoscopic laryngeal findings in patients undergoing thyroid and parathyroid surgery. J Laryngol Otol. 2021 Mar; 135(3):264-268.
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Vocal Fold Mobility Impairment After Cardiovascular Surgery: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Sequela. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 07; 112(1):53-60.
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Vocal Fold Motion Recovery in Patients With Iatrogenic Unilateral Immobility: Cervical Versus Thoracic Injury. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2019 Jan; 128(1):44-49.
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Primary glottic malignant melanoma of the larynx (PGMML): a very rare entity. BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Nov 20; 2015.
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Profile of patients with completion thyroidectomy and assessment of their suitability for outpatient surgery. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Nov; 145(5):727-31.
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The clinicopathologic spectrum of benign mass lesions of the vocal fold due to vocal abuse. Int J Surg Pathol. 2011 Oct; 19(5):583-7.
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Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the subglottic larynx: a case report and review of the literature. Ear Nose Throat J. 2010 Apr; 89(4):E27-32.
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Characterization of mesenchymal stem cells from human vocal fold fibroblasts. Laryngoscope. 2010 Mar; 120(3):546-51.
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Definitive radiotherapy for carcinoma in situ of the true vocal cords. Am J Clin Oncol. 2010 Feb; 33(1):94-5.