Combined Nevus

Preferred Label : Combined Nevus;

NCIt synonyms : Melanocytic Nevus with Phenotypic Heterogeneity;

NCIt definition : A melanocytic nevus that arises from the skin or conjunctiva and is characterized by the presence of two or more morphologically distinct melanocytic nevus components in a single lesion. One component is a conventional nevus component, and the other(s) are usually blue nevus, deep penetrating nevus, Spitz nevus, or balloon cell nevus components.;

Neoplastic status : Benign;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL978692;

Details

Origin ID

C165529;

UMLS CUI

C5237247;

Disease excludes abnormal cell
- Melanoma Cell [NCIt concept]
Disease may have findings
- HMB-45-Positive Neoplastic Cells Present [NCIt concept]
- S-100-Positive Neoplastic Cells Present [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Neoplastic Process [UMLS semantic type]
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- Neoplastic Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Melanocyte [NCIt concept]
- Nevus Cell [NCIt concept]
disease_has_finding
- Mixture of Melanocytic Neoplastic Components Present [NCIt concept]
disease_has_normal_cell_origin
- Melanocyte [NCIt concept]

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