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loading...| Preferred Name |
non-cutaneous melanoma |
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| Synonyms |
non-cutaneous melanoma extracutaneous melanoma |
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| Definitions |
Melanoma is a malignant tumor of melanocytes, cells that are derived from the neural crest. Although most melanomas arise in the skin, they also may arise from mucosal surfaces or at other sites to which neural crest cells migrate. (PDQ) |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0006320 |
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non-cutaneous melanoma extracutaneous melanoma |
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| label |
non-cutaneous melanoma |
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| prefixIRI |
MONDO:0006320 |
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non-cutaneous melanoma |
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| textual definition |
Melanoma is a malignant tumor of melanocytes, cells that are derived from the neural crest. Although most melanomas arise in the skin, they also may arise from mucosal surfaces or at other sites to which neural crest cells migrate. (PDQ) |
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