"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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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bowen's Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Goodman CR, DeNittis A. Photon irradiation using a water bath technique for treatment of confluent carcinoma in situ of the hand, digits, and nail bed: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2017 Mar 30; 11(1):86.
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Saxena A, Kasper DA, Campanelli CD, Lee JB, Humphreys TR, Webster GF. Pigmented Bowen's disease clinically mimicking melanoma of the nail. Dermatol Surg. 2006 Dec; 32(12):1522-5.
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Cooper HL, Cook IS, Theaker JM, Mallipeddi R, McGrath J, Friedmann P, Healy E. Expression and glycosylation of MUC1 in epidermolysis bullosa-associated and sporadic cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas. Br J Dermatol. 2004 Sep; 151(3):540-5.
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Runfola MA, Weber TK, Rodriguez-Bigas MA, Dougherty TJ, Petrelli NJ. Photodynamic therapy for residual neoplasms of the perianal skin. Dis Colon Rectum. 2000 Apr; 43(4):499-502.
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Petrelli NJ, Cebollero JA, Rodriguez-Bigas M, Mang T. Photodynamic therapy in the management of neoplasms of the perianal skin. Arch Surg. 1992 Dec; 127(12):1436-8.