National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Cutaneous Melanoma
Synonyms

Skin, Melanoma

Cutaneous (Skin) Melanoma

Malignant Melanoma (of Skin), Stage Unspecified

Skin Melanoma

Malignant Cutaneous Melanoma

Malignant Melanoma of Skin

Melanoma of the Skin

Malignant Melanoma of Skin Stage Unspecified

Cutaneous Melanoma

Malignant melanoma of skin, unspecified

Melanoma of Skin

CM

Definitions

A primary melanoma arising from atypical melanocytes in the skin. Precursor lesions include acquired and congenital melanocytic nevi, and dysplastic nevi. Several histologic variants have been recognized, including superficial spreading melanoma, acral lentiginous melanoma, nodular melanoma, and lentigo maligna melanoma.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C3510

code

C3510

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C159336

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C138190

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156952

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C175325

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C159328

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156966

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193248

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C192842

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C126659

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C118168

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C165258

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193178

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193231

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193006

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C138188

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C158520

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193249

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C158035

Contributing_Source

Cellosaurus

CPTAC

CTRP

mCode

DEFINITION

A primary melanoma arising from atypical melanocytes in the skin. Precursor lesions include acquired and congenital melanocytic nevi, and dysplastic nevi. Several histologic variants have been recognized, including superficial spreading melanoma, acral lentiginous melanoma, nodular melanoma, and lentigo maligna melanoma.

Display_Name

Cutaneous Melanoma

FULL_SYN

Skin, Melanoma

Cutaneous (Skin) Melanoma

Malignant Melanoma (of Skin), Stage Unspecified

Skin Melanoma

Malignant Cutaneous Melanoma

Malignant Melanoma of Skin

Melanoma of the Skin

Malignant Melanoma of Skin Stage Unspecified

Cutaneous Melanoma

Malignant melanoma of skin, unspecified

Melanoma of Skin

CM

label

Cutaneous Melanoma

Legacy Concept Name

Cutaneous_Melanoma

Maps_To

Malignant neoplasm: Overlapping malignant melanoma of skin

Malignant melanoma of other specified sites of skin

Malignant melanoma of skin of scalp and neck

Malignant melanoma of skin

Malignant melanoma of other parts of face

Malignant melanoma of right upper limb, including shoulder

Malignant neoplasm: Malignant melanoma of trunk

Malignant melanoma of nose

Malignant neoplasm: Malignant melanoma of scalp and neck

Malignant melanoma of left lower limb, including hip

Malignant neoplasm: Malignant melanoma of skin, unspecified

Malignant melanoma of skin of lip

Malignant neoplasm: Malignant melanoma of upper limb, including shoulder

Melanoma of skin, site unspecified

Malignant melanoma of other part of trunk

Malignant melanoma of skin of breast

Malignant neoplasm: Malignant melanoma of lip

Malignant melanoma of skin of other and unspecified parts of face

Malignant melanoma of skin of ear and external auditory canal

Malignant melanoma of skin of trunk, except scrotum

Malignant melanoma of unspecified upper limb, including shoulder

Malignant melanoma of skin of lower limb, including hip

Malignant melanoma of unspecified lower limb, including hip

Malignant melanoma of skin of upper limb, including shoulder

Malignant melanoma of unspecified part of face

Malignant melanoma of right lower limb, including hip

Neoplasm_Has_Special_Category

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C9292

Neoplastic_Status

Malignant

Preferred_Name

Cutaneous Melanoma

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C3510

Semantic_Type

Neoplastic Process

UMLS_CUI

C0151779

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C3224

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C2920

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C7161

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