Head and Neck Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Preferred Label : Head and Neck Merkel Cell Carcinoma;

NCIt synonyms : Head and Neck Merkel Cell Carcinoma of Unknown Primary; Head and Neck Lymph Nodes Merkel Cell Carcinoma;

NCIt definition : Merkel cell carcinoma that arises from the head and neck region. It usually arises from sun-exposed skin. Rare cases arising from the oral cavity and salivary glands have been reported.;

Neoplastic status : Malignant;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL1407346;

Details

Origin ID

C173587;

UMLS CUI

C5420282;

Disease excludes abnormal cell
- Large Osteoclastic Giant Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Stromal Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Endothelial Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Smooth Muscle Cell [NCIt concept]
Disease excludes normal cell origin
- Endothelial Cell [NCIt concept]
Disease may have findings
- Merkel Cell Polyoma Virus Positive [NCIt concept]
Excludes anatomical site(s)
- Lung [NCIt concept]
- Skin [NCIt concept]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Head and Neck [NCIt concept]
- Lymph Node [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Neoplastic Process [UMLS semantic type]
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- CTRP Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Benign Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
- Well Differentiated Neuroendocrine Lesion [NCIt concept]
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- Malignant Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Endocrine Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Small Round Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Endocrine Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Neuroendocrine Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Carcinomatous Component Present [NCIt concept]
- Cytoplasmic Membrane-Bound Granules Present [NCIt concept]
- Endocrine Differentiation [NCIt concept]
- Epithelial Component Present [NCIt concept]
- Expression of Neuroendocrine Markers Present [NCIt concept]
- High Mitotic Activity [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
- Neuroendocrine Differentiation [NCIt concept]
- Poorly Differentiated Neuroendocrine Lesion [NCIt concept]
- Single Cell Necrosis [NCIt concept]
- Trabecular Pattern [NCIt concept]
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- Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Epithelial Tissue [NCIt concept]
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- Head and Neck [NCIt concept]
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- Merkel Cell Polyoma Virus Infection [NCIt concept]
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- Trisomy 6 [NCIt concept]
- del(1p36) [NCIt concept]

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