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NTR: Focal epithelial hyperplasia of oral mucosa #4625

Closed nicolevasilevsky closed 5 years ago

nicolevasilevsky commented 5 years ago

1. Preferred term label

Focal epithelial hyperplasia of oral mucosa

2. Synonyms

Oral mucosa epithelial hyperplasia Focal epithelial hyperplasia of the lining of mouth

3. Textual definition

Enlargement due to increased cell numbers in the epithelial lining of the oral mucosa.

4. Parent term

HP_0011830

5. Which diseases are characterized by this term ? (e.g. Orphanet- or OMIM-id)

https://www.omim.org/entry/136400

nicolevasilevsky commented 5 years ago

@pnrobinson I can add this if it looks okay to you

pnrobinson commented 5 years ago

Let's try to find a better definiton with a PubMed reference. Enlargement of what? What does it look like to the clinician? Is it just one lesion or can it be multifocal? Can it occur anywhere in the mouth? etc.

nicolevasilevsky commented 5 years ago

@pnrobinson Revised def below: The occurrence of multiple or unique whitish or normal in color small papules or nodules in oral cavity, especially on labial and buccal mucosa, lower lip and tongue, and less often on the upper lip, gingiva and palate. PMID:23204755

pnrobinson commented 5 years ago

thanks, sounds great!