Melanoma Metastatic in the Brain

Preferred Label : Melanoma Metastatic in the Brain;

NCIt definition : A melanoma that has spread to the brain from its original site of growth, through the hematogenous route.;

Neoplastic status : Malignant;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL1662072;

Details

Origin ID

C179206;

UMLS CUI

C5555529;

Disease may have findings
- HMB-45-Positive Neoplastic Cells Present [NCIt concept]
- S-100-Positive Neoplastic Cells Present [NCIt concept]
Excludes anatomical site(s)
- Spinal Cord [NCIt concept]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Brain [NCIt concept]
- Central Nervous System [NCIt concept]
- Nervous System [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]
- Indolent Clinical Course [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]
- Metastatic Lesion [NCIt concept]
- Secondary Lesion [NCIt concept]
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- Brain [NCIt concept]
- Central Nervous System [NCIt concept]
- Nervous System [NCIt concept]
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- Melanocyte [NCIt concept]

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