loading...| Preferred Name | melanoma | |
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melanoma, malignant melanoma malignant melanoma Naevocarcinoma melanoma (disease) |
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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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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0005105 |
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MESH:D008545 ONCOTREE:MEL Orphanet:411533 HP:0002861 EFO:0000756 SCTID:372244006 DOID:1909 UMLS:C0025202 NANDO:2200077 ICDO:8720/3 MEDGEN:9944 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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melanoma, malignant melanoma malignant melanoma Naevocarcinoma melanoma (disease) |
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| IAO_0000589 |
melanoma (disease) |
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MONDO:0005105 |
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melanoma |
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| notation |
MONDO:0005105 |
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melanoma |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C3224 http://identifiers.org/medgen/9944 http://identifiers.org/snomedct/372244006 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/EFO_0000756 http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0025202 |
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