"Leukoplakia" 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 white patch lesion found on a MUCOUS MEMBRANE that cannot be scraped off. Leukoplakia is generally considered a precancerous condition, however its appearance may also result from a variety of HEREDITARY DISEASES.
| Descriptor ID |
D007971
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.834.512 C23.300.816
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| Concept/Terms |
Leukoplakia- Leukoplakia
- Leukoplakias
- Leukoplakic Lesions
- Lesion, Leukoplakic
- Lesions, Leukoplakic
- Leukoplakic Lesion
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leukoplakia" by people in Profiles.
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¹H NMR-derived serum metabolomics of leukoplakia and squamous cell carcinoma. Clin Chim Acta. 2015 Feb 20; 441:47-55.