nevus, spindle cell

Preferred Label : nevus, spindle cell;

MeSH definition : A form of pigmented nevus showing intense melanocytic activity around the dermo-epidermal junction. Large numbers of spindle-shaped melanocytes proliferate downward toward the dermis and usually a large amount of pigment is present. It was first described in 1976 and the bulk of patients reported have been young females with the lesions presenting on the thighs. (From Rook et al., Textbook of Dermatology, 4th ed, 1992, p185);

MeSH synonym : spindle cell nevi; spindle cell nevus; nevi, spindle cell;

MeSH annotation : /blood supply /chem /secret /ultrastruct permitted; coord IM with SKIN NEOPLASMS (IM) site (IM or NIM) if relevant; coordinate with SKIN NEOPLASMS site if relevant;

Details

Origin ID

D018331;

UMLS CUI

C0206738;

Allowable qualifiers
- blood [MeSH Qualifier]
- blood supply [MeSH Qualifier]
- cerebrospinal fluid [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemically induced [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- complications [MeSH Qualifier]
- congenital [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnosis [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnostic imaging [MeSH Qualifier]
- diet therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- embryology [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- epidemiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethnology [MeSH Qualifier]
- etiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiopathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- prevention and control [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiotherapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- rehabilitation [MeSH Qualifier]
- surgery [MeSH Qualifier]
- therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- urine [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Spindle Cell Nevus [NCIt concept]
- Spindle cell nevus (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Spindle cell nevus (morphologic abnormality) [SNOMED CT concept]
- spindle cell nevus [SNOMED Notion]
Record concept(s)
- nevus, spindle cell [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Neoplastic Process [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Spindle Cell Nevus [NCIt concept]
- Spindle cell nevus (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Spindle cell nevus (morphologic abnormality) [SNOMED CT concept]
- spindle cell nevus [SNOMED Notion]

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