"Zygoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Either of a pair of bones that form the prominent part of the CHEEK and contribute to the ORBIT on each side of the SKULL.
| Descriptor ID |
D015050
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.781.324.995
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| Concept/Terms |
Zygoma- Zygoma
- Zygomas
- Malar Bone
- Bone, Malar
- Bones, Malar
- Malar Bones
- Cheek Bone
- Bone, Cheek
- Bones, Cheek
- Cheek Bones
- Jugal Bone
- Bone, Jugal
- Bones, Jugal
- Jugal Bones
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Zygoma" by people in Profiles.
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Pribitkin EA, Cognetti DM, Marshall SN, Bilyk J. Lag screw fixation in midface fractures. Facial Plast Surg. 2005 Aug; 21(3):165-70.
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Neff BA, Pribitkin EA, Willcox TO. Hepatocellular cancer metastatic to the zygoma: primary resection and immediate reconstruction. Ear Nose Throat J. 2002 Jan; 81(1):57-8.