Human Phenotype Ontology

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Preferred Name

Cutaneous melanoma
Synonyms
Definitions

The presence of a melanoma of the skin. The phenotypic presentation of melanomas is often described using the ABCDE mnemomic: A) Asymmetry; B) Borders of the lesion are irregular; C) Color changes from one area of the lesion to another, with shades of tan, brown, or black, and sometimes white, red, or blue; D) Diameter of the lesionis usually larger than 6 mm; E) Evolution of the appearance of the lesion with time. These rules do not, however, apply to every melanoma.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0012056

comment

The phenotypic presentation of melanomas is often described using the ABCDE mnemomic: A) Asymmetry; B) Borders of the lesion are irregular; C) Color changes from one area of the lesion to another, with shades of tan, brown, or black, and sometimes white, red, or blue; D) Diameter of the lesionis usually larger than 6 mm; E) Evolution of the appearance of the lesion with time. These rules do not, however, apply to every melanoma.

creation_date

2012-08-01T02:04:21Z

database_cross_reference

SNOMEDCT_US:2092003

UMLS:C0025202

NCIT:C3224

SNOMEDCT_US:372244006

definition

The presence of a melanoma of the skin.

has_obo_namespace

human_phenotype

id

HP:0012056

label

Cutaneous melanoma

notation

HP:0012056

prefLabel

Cutaneous melanoma

terms_creator

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002861

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0008069

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002861

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0008069

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