"Curettage" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A scraping, usually of the interior of a cavity or tract, for removal of new growth or other abnormal tissue, or to obtain material for tissue diagnosis. It is performed with a curet (curette), a spoon-shaped instrument designed for that purpose. (From Stedman, 25th ed & Dorland, 27th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D003475
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.157
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Curettage" by people in Profiles.
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Total Knee Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis Is Uncommon after Intralesional Curettage in Giant Cell Tumor of Bone. J Knee Surg. 2023 Oct; 36(12):1218-1223.
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Endocervical adenocarcinoma in situ-from Papanicolaou test to hysterectomy: a series of 74 cases. J Am Soc Cytopathol. 2022 Jan-Feb; 11(1):13-20.
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Function after injection of benign bone lesions with a bioceramic. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2012 Jul; 470(7):2014-20.
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A case of recurrent giant cell tumor of bone with malignant transformation and benign pulmonary metastases. Diagn Pathol. 2010 Sep 22; 5:62.
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Radiology corner: osteoid osteoma of the index finger: case presentation and discussion. J Hand Surg Am. 2006 Feb; 31(2):322-4.