Conjunctival Junctional Nevus

Preferred Label : Conjunctival Junctional Nevus;

NCIt definition : A junctional nevus that arises from the conjunctiva. It occurs almost exclusively in the juxtalimbal bulbar conjunctiva. It is characterized by an intraepithelial proliferation of type A nevus cells and/ or type B nevus cells.;

Neoplastic status : Benign;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL1411937;

Details

Origin ID

C174416;

UMLS CUI

C5420767;

Disease excludes abnormal cell
- Malignant Cell [NCIt concept]
- Melanoma Cell [NCIt concept]
Disease may have findings
- HMB-45-Positive Neoplastic Cells Present [NCIt concept]
- S-100-Positive Neoplastic Cells Present [NCIt concept]
Excludes anatomical site(s)
- Lymphatic System [NCIt concept]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Conjunctiva [NCIt concept]
- Eye [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Neoplastic Process [UMLS semantic type]
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- Atypia [NCIt concept]
- Dermal Involvement [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
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- Neoplastic Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Melanocyte [NCIt concept]
- Nevus Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Benign Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
- Junctional Proliferation [NCIt concept]
disease_has_normal_cell_origin
- Melanocyte [NCIt concept]
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- Dermo-Epidermal Junction [NCIt concept]
- Mucosa [NCIt concept]
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- Conjunctiva [NCIt concept]
- Eye [NCIt concept]
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- BRAF Gene Mutation [NCIt concept]
- NRAS Gene Mutation [NCIt concept]

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