"Hyperplasia" 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.
An increase in the number of cells in a tissue or organ without tumor formation. It differs from HYPERTROPHY, which is an increase in bulk without an increase in the number of cells.
| Descriptor ID |
D006965
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.444
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hyperplasia" by people in Profiles.
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Colorectal polyp type and the association with charred meat consumption, smoking, and microsomal epoxide hydrolase polymorphisms. Nutr Cancer. 2011; 63(4):583-92.
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Body size, IGF and growth hormone polymorphisms, and colorectal adenomas and hyperplastic polyps. Growth Horm IGF Res. 2010 Aug; 20(4):305-9.
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A multi-center prospective cohort study of benign breast disease and risk of subsequent breast cancer. Cancer Causes Control. 2010 Jun; 21(6):821-8.
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Conjugated equine estrogen and risk of benign proliferative breast disease: a randomized controlled trial. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2008 Apr 16; 100(8):563-71.
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Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 38-2007. A 44-year-old woman with generalized, painful, ulcerated skin lesions. N Engl J Med. 2007 Dec 13; 357(24):2496-505.
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The association between cigarette smoking and colorectal polyp recurrence (United States). Cancer Causes Control. 2005 Nov; 16(9):1021-33.
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Unexpected vaginal bleeding and associated gynecologic care in postmenopausal women using hormone replacement therapy: comparison of cyclic versus continuous combined schedules. Fertil Steril. 1998 May; 69(5):865-9.