"Scalp" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The outer covering of the calvaria. It is composed of several layers: SKIN; subcutaneous connective tissue; the occipitofrontal muscle which includes the tendinous galea aponeurotica; loose connective tissue; and the pericranium (the PERIOSTEUM of the SKULL).
| Descriptor ID |
D012535
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.456.810
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Scalp" by people in Profiles.
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Sweeny L, Eby B, Magnuson JS, Carroll WR, Rosenthal EL. Reconstruction of scalp defects with the radial forearm free flap. Head Neck Oncol. 2012 May 14; 4:21.
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Quintanilla-Dieck Mde L, Farrag TY, Micchelli S, Burkart A, Aygun N, Tufano RP. Pathology quiz case. Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) of the scalp. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008 Aug; 134(8):897-8.
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Severs GA, Griffin T, Werner-Wasik M. Cicatricial alopecia secondary to radiation therapy: case report and review of the literature. Cutis. 2008 Feb; 81(2):147-53.
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Jakubowski M, Silberstein S, Ashkenazi A, Burstein R. Can allodynic migraine patients be identified interictally using a questionnaire? Neurology. 2005 Nov 8; 65(9):1419-22.
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Audu PB, Wilkerson C, Bartkowski R, Gingrich K, Viscusi E, Andrews D. Plasma ropivacaine levels during awake intracranial surgery. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2005 Jul; 17(3):153-5.
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Covello SP, Humphreys TR, Lee JB. A case of extraskeletal osteosarcoma with metastasis to the skin. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2003 Jul; 49(1):124-7.
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Cole JM, Gray-Miceli D. The necessary elements of a dermatologic history and physical evaluation. Dermatol Nurs. 2002 Dec; 14(6):377-83; quiz 384.
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Ellegala DB, Kligori C, Vandenberg S, Dumont A, Shaffrey ME. Intracranial metastasis of a primary scalp angiosarcoma. Case illustration. J Neurosurg. 2002 Sep; 97(3):725.