National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Melanocytic Nevus
Synonyms

Melanocytic Nevus

Melanotic Nevus

Melanocytic nevus

Mole

Nevus

mole

nevus

Definitions

A neoplasm composed of melanocytes that usually appears as a dark spot on the skin.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C7570

ALT_DEFINITION

A benign (not cancer) growth on the skin that is formed by a cluster of melanocytes (cells that make a substance called melanin, which gives color to skin and eyes). A mole is usually dark and may be raised from the skin.

code

C7570

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177537

Contributing_Source

GDC

DEFINITION

A neoplasm composed of melanocytes that usually appears as a dark spot on the skin.

FULL_SYN

Melanocytic Nevus

Melanotic Nevus

Melanocytic nevus

Mole

Nevus

mole

nevus

Is_Value_For_GDC_Property

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177621

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C176985

label

Melanocytic Nevus

Legacy Concept Name

Melanocytic_Nevus

Maps_To

Melanocytic nevus

8720/0

Nevus, NOS

Neoplastic_Status

Undetermined

Preferred_Name

Melanocytic Nevus

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C7570

Semantic_Type

Neoplastic Process

UMLS_CUI

C0027960

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C7058

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