A pathological process with signs indicating it may become cancerous. Representative examples include leukoplakia, dysplastic nevus, actinic keratosis, xeroderma pigmentosum, and intraepithelial neoplasia.
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NCIT:C3341; http://identifiers.org/medgen/19442; http://identifiers.org/mesh/D011230; http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0032927; precancerous state; premalignant condition; premalignant state