Nasopharyngeal Melanoma

Preferred Label : Nasopharyngeal Melanoma;

NCIt synonyms : Nasopharyngeal Mucosal Melanoma;

NCIt definition : A melanoma that arises from the mucosal surface of the nasopharynx.;

Neoplastic status : Malignant;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL1648023;

Details

Origin ID

C178522;

UMLS CUI

C5555105;

Disease may have findings
- HMB-45-Positive Neoplastic Cells Present [NCIt concept]
- S-100-Positive Neoplastic Cells Present [NCIt concept]
Excludes anatomical site(s)
- Skin [NCIt concept]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Head and Neck [NCIt concept]
- Nasopharynx [NCIt concept]
- Neck [NCIt concept]
- Pharynx [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Neoplastic Process [UMLS semantic type]
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- Benign Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
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- Malignant Cell [NCIt concept]
- Melanoma Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Melanocyte [NCIt concept]
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- Malignant Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
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- Melanocyte [NCIt concept]
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- Mucosa [NCIt concept]
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- Head and Neck [NCIt concept]
- Nasopharynx [NCIt concept]
- Pharynx [NCIt concept]

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