"Breast" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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In humans, one of the paired regions in the anterior portion of the THORAX. The breasts consist of the MAMMARY GLANDS, the SKIN, the MUSCLES, the ADIPOSE TISSUE, and the CONNECTIVE TISSUES.
| Descriptor ID |
D001940
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.236
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Breast" by people in Profiles.
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Breast cysticercosis - a case report. S Afr J Surg. 2024 Mar; 62(1):83-85.
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Quality of Histopathological Reporting in Breast Cancer: Results From Four South African Breast Units. JCO Glob Oncol. 2021 01; 7:72-80.
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Unraveling the South African Breast Cancer Story: The Relationship of Patients, Delay to Diagnosis, and Tumor Biology With Stage at Presentation in an Urban Setting. J Surg Res. 2019 03; 235:181-189.
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Breast conservation surgery versus total mastectomy among women with localized breast cancer in Soweto, South Africa. PLoS One. 2017; 12(8):e0182125.
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Are there short cuts to pubertal assessments? Self-reported and assessed group differences in pubertal development in African adolescents. J Adolesc Health. 2008 Mar; 42(3):259-65.