loading...| Preferred Name |
oral leukoplakia |
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| Synonyms |
Leukoplakia of Oral Mucosa |
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| Definitions |
A white patch or plaque on oral mucosa that cannot be characterized clinically or pathologically as any other disease. The diagnosis of leukoplakia is one of exclusion; other conditions such as candidiasis, lichen planus, leukoedema, etc. must be ruled out before a diagnosis of leukoplakia can be made. Leukoplakia may be a premalignant condition. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C3187" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C3187" NCI Thesaurus) |
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| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000422412 |
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| altLabel |
Leukoplakia of Oral Mucosa Leukoplakia of the Oral Mucosa Oral Keratoses leukoplakia, oral Oral Keratosis Leukokeratosis of Oral Mucosa |
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| cui |
C0023532 |
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| DATE FIRST PUBLISHED |
2005-02-18 |
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| Date last modified |
2010-02-07 |
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| definition |
A white patch or plaque on oral mucosa that cannot be characterized clinically or pathologically as any other disease. The diagnosis of leukoplakia is one of exclusion; other conditions such as candidiasis, lichen planus, leukoedema, etc. must be ruled out before a diagnosis of leukoplakia can be made. Leukoplakia may be a premalignant condition. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C3187" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C3187" NCI Thesaurus) |
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| MENU PARENT |
precancerous condition |
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| MENU TYPE |
Clinical Trials--CancerType |
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| NCI ID |
C3187 |
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| notation |
CDR0000422412 |
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| ORIG STY |
Disease/diagnosis |
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| prefLabel |
oral leukoplakia |
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| tui |
T191 |
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| subClassOf |