Bowen's Disease
"Bowen's Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A persistent progressive non-elevated red scaly or crusted plaque which is due to an intradermal carcinoma and is potentially malignant. Atypical squamous cells proliferate through the whole thickness of the epidermis. The lesions may occur anywhere on the skin surface or on mucosal surfaces. The cause most frequently found is trivalent arsenic compounds. Freezing, cauterization or diathermy coagulation is often effective. (From Rook et al., Textbook of Dermatology, 4th ed, pp2428-9)
| Descriptor ID |
D001913
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.470.200.400.130 C04.557.470.700.400.130
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| Concept/Terms |
Bowen's Disease- Bowen's Disease
- Bowens Disease
- Disease, Bowen's
- Bowen Disease
- Disease, Bowen
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