Preferred Label : Cutaneous Neurocristic Hamartoma;
NCIt synonyms : CNH;
NCIt definition : A rare dermal and subcutaneous lesion that results from the aberrant development of
neural crest-derived melanocytes. It affects the head and neck with a predilection
for the scalp. It presents as a slowly enlarging multinodular plaque. Morphologically
is characterized by the presence of melanocytes and structures with schwannian differentiation
in the dermis and subcutaneous tissue.;
Origin ID : C121968;
UMLS CUI : C4053530;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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