Diseases

Precancerous Conditions

Pathological conditions that tend eventually to become malignant.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Pathological conditions that tend eventually to become malignant.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Condition, Precancerous
  • Conditions, Precancerous
  • Precancerous Condition
  • Condition, Preneoplastic
  • Conditions, Preneoplastic
  • Preneoplastic Condition
  • Preneoplastic Conditions

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

IM; do not use /compl for develop into cancer: use /pathol; coord IM with organ/neopl term (IM); Manual 24.4.1.13

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History Note

68

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Tree Number

  1. C04w.834w

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NLM Classification

QZ 204

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Precancerous Conditions. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011230. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011230
  2. Precancerous Conditions. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precancerous_condition
  3. Precancerous Conditions. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1088163