"Precancerous Conditions" 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.
Pathological conditions that tend eventually to become malignant.
| Descriptor ID |
D011230
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.834
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| Concept/Terms |
Precancerous Conditions- Precancerous Conditions
- Condition, Precancerous
- Conditions, Precancerous
- Precancerous Condition
Condition, Preneoplastic- Condition, Preneoplastic
- Preneoplastic Condition
- Preneoplastic Conditions
- Conditions, Preneoplastic
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Precancerous Conditions".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Precancerous Conditions" by people in this website by year, and whether "Precancerous Conditions" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2006 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2007 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2008 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2010 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2011 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Precancerous Conditions" by people in Profiles.
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Pattern-Anchored Diagnosis of Oral Epithelial Dysplasia: A Position Paper From COST Action INTERCEPTOR Working Group 2. Head Neck Pathol. 2026 Sep 03; 20(1).
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Prostate Cancer Mortality After Relabeling Low-Grade Prostate Cancer as Precancerous. JAMA Oncol. 2026 07 01; 12(7):767-771.
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Living evidence-informed guideline on the early detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma and potentially malignant disorders: Light-based adjuncts to determine the need for biopsy, Version 2026 1.0. J Am Dent Assoc. 2026 Sep; 157(9):968-979.
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Light-based adjuncts to determine the need for biopsy for early detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma and potentially malignant disorders: An evidence summary of a living systematic review, Version 2026 1.0. J Am Dent Assoc. 2026 Sep; 157(9):980-992.
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Living evidence-informed guideline on the early detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma and potentially malignant disorders: Vital staining adjuncts to determine the need for biopsy, Version 2026 1.0. J Am Dent Assoc. 2026 Jun; 157(6):576-587.
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Vital staining adjuncts to determine the need for biopsy for early detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma and potentially malignant disorders: An evidence summary of a living systematic review, Version 2026 1.0. J Am Dent Assoc. 2026 Jun; 157(6):588-601.
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Living evidence-informed guideline on the early detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma and potentially malignant disorders: Cytology adjuncts to determine the need for biopsy, Version 2026 1.0. J Am Dent Assoc. 2026 Mar; 157(3):224-234.
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Biological and Molecular Biomarkers in Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders and Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma-Innovation and Insights. Dent Clin North Am. 2025 Jul; 69(3S):e1-e33.
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Oral cancer risk stratification: A cross-sectional population-based screening study in Northeast India. Int J Cancer. 2026 Mar 15; 158(6):1517-1527.
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International Society of Urological Pathology Consensus Meeting 2024: Working Group 2 Preneoplastic and Precursor Lesions of the Urinary Bladder. Am J Surg Pathol. 2025 Dec 01; 49(12):e46-e57.