loading...| Preferred Name |
melanoma |
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| Synonyms |
melanoma, malignant melanoma (disease) Naevocarcinoma malignant melanoma melanoma |
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| Definitions |
A malignant, usually aggressive tumor composed of atypical, neoplastic melanocytes. Most often, melanomas arise in the skin (cutaneous melanomas) and include the following histologic subtypes: superficial spreading melanoma, nodular melanoma, acral lentiginous melanoma, and lentigo maligna melanoma. Cutaneous melanomas may arise from acquired or congenital melanocytic or dysplastic nevi. Melanomas may also arise in other anatomic sites including the gastrointestinal system, eye, urinary tract, and reproductive system. Melanomas frequently metastasize to lymph nodes, liver, lungs, and brain. |
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| ID |
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0000756 |
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| closeMatch |
http://identifiers.org/snomedct/269577007 http://identifiers.org/snomedct/189749008 http://identifiers.org/snomedct/2092003 |
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| database_cross_reference |
ICDO:8720/3 OMIM:155600 UMLS:C0025202 OMIM:155755 EFO:0000756 UMLS:CN971653 SCTID:372244006 ONCOTREE:MEL DOID:1909 HP:0002861 KEGG:05218 MESH:D008545 Orphanet:411533 MONDO:0005105 NCIT:C3224 |
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| definition |
A malignant, usually aggressive tumor composed of atypical, neoplastic melanocytes. Most often, melanomas arise in the skin (cutaneous melanomas) and include the following histologic subtypes: superficial spreading melanoma, nodular melanoma, acral lentiginous melanoma, and lentigo maligna melanoma. Cutaneous melanomas may arise from acquired or congenital melanocytic or dysplastic nevi. Melanomas may also arise in other anatomic sites including the gastrointestinal system, eye, urinary tract, and reproductive system. Melanomas frequently metastasize to lymph nodes, liver, lungs, and brain. |
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| exactMatch |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C3224 http://identifiers.org/snomedct/372244006 http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0025202 |
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| gwas_trait |
true |
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| has_exact_synonym |
melanoma, malignant melanoma (disease) Naevocarcinoma malignant melanoma melanoma |
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| IAO_0000589 |
melanoma (disease) |
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| id |
EFO:0000756 |
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| in_subset | ||
| label |
melanoma |
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| notation |
EFO:0000756 |
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| prefLabel |
melanoma |
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