"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)
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D003475
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.157
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Curettage" by people in Profiles.
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Biopsy followed by immediate curettage and electrodesiccation of suspected basal cell carcinomas at the first visit. JAMA Dermatol. 2013 Aug; 149(8):980-1.