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Leukoplakia of Vocal Cords

MedGen UID:
82678
•Concept ID:
C0264313
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Keratotic vocal cord; Keratotic Vocal Cord; Leucoplakia of glottis; Leukoplakia of glottis; Leukoplakia of vocal cords; Vocal cord leukoplakia
SNOMED CT: Leukoplakia of vocal cords (71086005); Vocal cord leukoplakia (71086005); Keratotic vocal cord (71086005); Leucoplakia of glottis (71086005); Leukoplakia of glottis (71086005)

Definition

A clinical term that indicates the presence of a white patch on the mucosal surface of the vocal cords. In most cases histologic examination reveals keratosis. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLeukoplakia of Vocal Cords

Professional guidelines

PubMed

A new classification of vocal fold leukoplakia by morphological appearance guiding the treatment.
Li C, Zhang N, Wang S, Cheng L, Wu H, Chen J, Chen M, Shi F
Acta Otolaryngol 2018 Jun;138(6):584-589. Epub 2018 Mar 5 doi: 10.1080/00016489.2018.1425000. PMID: 29504444

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