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July 6, 2018
| Id | http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000003213
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000003213
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| Preferred Name | Carcinoma, Merkel Cell [Disease/Finding] |
| Synonyms |
Merkel Cell Tumor
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell
Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Merkel Cell Cancer
Merkle Tumors
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
All Properties
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Merkel Cell Tumor
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell
Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Merkel Cell Cancer
Merkle Tumors
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| prefLabel | Carcinoma, Merkel Cell [Disease/Finding]
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| MESH DEFINITION | A carcinoma arising from MERKEL CELLS located in the basal layer of the epidermis and occurring most commonly as a primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin. Merkel cells are tactile cells of neuroectodermal origin and histologically show neurosecretory granules. The skin of the head and neck are a common site of Merkel cell carcinoma, occurring generally in elderly patients. (Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1245)
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| MESH DUI | D015266
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| MESH UI | M0023505
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| MeSH name | Carcinoma, Merkel Cell
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| type | |
| tui | T191
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| SNOMED CID |
254729005
253001006
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| notation | N0000003213
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| Semantic type UMLS property | |
| NUI | N0000003213
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| cui | C0007129
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| NDFRT kind | DISEASE_KIND
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