Preferred Name |
Keratoacanthoma |
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Synonyms |
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Definitions |
A dome-shaped, rapidly growing skin lesion composed of well differentiated squamous cells. It usually occurs on sun-exposed areas of the body, most often the head, neck, and limbs. It is considered a variant of well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma with distinct clinical behavior. Keratoacanthomas affect males more frequently than females and the majority tend to regress spontaneously. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C3146 |
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ALT_DEFINITION |
A rapidly growing, dome-shaped skin tumor that usually occurs on sun-exposed areas of the body, especially around the head and neck. Keratoacanthoma occurs more often in males. Although in most patients it goes away on its own, in a few patients it comes back. Rarely, it may spread to other parts of the body. |
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code |
C3146 |
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Contributing_Source |
Cellosaurus |
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definition |
A dome-shaped, rapidly growing skin lesion composed of well differentiated squamous cells. It usually occurs on sun-exposed areas of the body, most often the head, neck, and limbs. It is considered a variant of well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma with distinct clinical behavior. Keratoacanthomas affect males more frequently than females and the majority tend to regress spontaneously. |
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ICD-O-3_Code |
8071/1 |
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label |
Keratoacanthoma |
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Legacy Concept Name |
Keratoacanthoma |
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Neoplastic_Status |
Malignant |
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Preferred_Name |
Keratoacanthoma |
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prefixIRI |
NCIT:C3146 |
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prefLabel |
Keratoacanthoma |
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Semantic_Type |
Neoplastic Process |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0022572 |
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subClassOf |