loading...| Preferred Name | spitz nevus | |
| Synonyms |
spitz naevus spitz nevi benign juvenile melanoma spitz nevus juvenile nevus spindle and/ or epithelioid cell Nevus |
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| Definitions |
A benign, acquired or congenital, usually single skin lesion. It can occur on any area of the body, but most commonly occurs on the face of children and the thighs of young females. It is characterized by a proliferation of large spindle, oval, or large epithelioid melanocytes in the dermal-epidermal junction. The melanocytic proliferation subsequently extends into the dermis. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0044793 |
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| database_cross_reference |
NCIT:C27007 UMLS:C0206739 ICDO:8770/0 MEDGEN:61671 |
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| definition |
A benign, acquired or congenital, usually single skin lesion. It can occur on any area of the body, but most commonly occurs on the face of children and the thighs of young females. It is characterized by a proliferation of large spindle, oval, or large epithelioid melanocytes in the dermal-epidermal junction. The melanocytic proliferation subsequently extends into the dermis. |
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| exactMatch |
http://identifiers.org/medgen/61671 |
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| has_exact_synonym |
benign juvenile melanoma spitz nevus juvenile nevus spindle and/ or epithelioid cell Nevus |
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| has_related_synonym |
spitz naevus spitz nevi |
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| id |
MONDO:0044793 |
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| label |
spitz nevus |
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| notation |
MONDO:0044793 |
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| preferred label |
spitz nevus |
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| prefLabel |
spitz nevus |
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