"Incidental Findings" 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.
Unanticipated information discovered in the course of testing or medical care. Used in discussions of information that may have social or psychological consequences, such as when it is learned that a child's biological father is someone other than the putative father, or that a person tested for one disease or disorder has, or is at risk for, something else.
Descriptor ID |
D033162
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MeSH Number(s) |
E01.410
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Concept/Terms |
Incidental Findings- Incidental Findings
- Finding, Incidental
- Findings, Incidental
- Incidental Finding
Incidental Discovery- Incidental Discovery
- Discoveries, Incidental
- Discovery, Incidental
- Incidental Discoveries
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2008 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
2009 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
2010 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
2011 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
2012 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
2013 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
2014 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
2015 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
2016 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
2017 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
2018 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
2019 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
2020 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
2021 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Incidental Findings" by people in Profiles.
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An incidental finding of a high-grade glioma with pleomorphic and pseudopapillary features (HPAP) with PBRM1 mutation. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2024 Jan 19; 83(2):139-141.
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Ten Years of Incidental, Secondary, and Actionable Findings. N Engl J Med. 2023 Nov 09; 389(19):1813-1814.
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Feeding back of individual genetic results in Botswana: mapping opportunities and challenges. BMC Med Ethics. 2023 06 03; 24(1):37.
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Managing Incidental Findings on Thoracic CT: Lung Findings. A White Paper of the ACR Incidental Findings Committee. J Am Coll Radiol. 2021 09; 18(9):1267-1279.
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Incidentally discovered myelolipomatous adrenal adenomas, including six cases presenting with hypercortisolism. Pathol Res Pract. 2021 Aug; 224:153508.
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From the archives of MD Anderson Cancer Center: Concurrent BCR-ABL1 and CRLF2 rearrangements in B-lymphoblast phase of chronic myeloid leukemia. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2021 Aug; 53:151767.
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Incidental 18F-Fluciclovine Uptake in a Desmoid Tumor Detected in a Patient Undergoing PET/CT Imaging for Prostate Cancer. Clin Nucl Med. 2021 Apr 01; 46(4):355-357.
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Unclassifiable pancreatic tumour. A case report. Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Oct; 44(8):559-561.
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Incidental Detection of Urothelial Carcinoma on 18F-Fluciclovine PET/CT. Clin Nucl Med. 2021 Feb 01; 46(2):e114-e115.
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Para-aortic haemangioma mimics paraganglioma on MRI. BMJ Case Rep. 2020 Dec 12; 13(12).