Vulvar Dysplastic Melanocytic Nevus

Preferred Label : Vulvar Dysplastic Melanocytic Nevus;

NCIt definition : A rare, elevated and pigmented, compound or junctional nevus that arises from the vulva. It affects women in their reproductive years and may be associated with the presence of dysplastic nevi in other anatomic areas. It is characterized by the presence of epithelioid or spindle-shaped melanocytes exhibiting nuclear pleomorphism and prominent nucleoli.;

Neoplastic status : Undetermined;

Details

Origin ID

C40334;

UMLS CUI

C1520079;

Disease excludes abnormal cell
- Melanoma Cell [NCIt concept]
Disease may have findings
- Dermal Involvement [NCIt concept]
- HMB-45-Positive Neoplastic Cells Present [NCIt concept]
- S-100-Positive Neoplastic Cells Present [NCIt concept]
Excludes anatomical site(s)
- Corpus Uteri [NCIt concept]
- Fallopian Tube [NCIt concept]
- Ovary [NCIt concept]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Female Reproductive System [NCIt concept]
- Genitourinary System [NCIt concept]
- Integumentary System [NCIt concept]
- Reproductive System [NCIt concept]
- Skin [NCIt concept]
- Vulva [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Neoplastic Process [UMLS semantic type]
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- Atypical Melanocyte [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Melanocyte [NCIt concept]
- Nevus Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Atypia [NCIt concept]
- Cutaneous Involvement [NCIt concept]
- Dysplasia [NCIt concept]
- Junctional Proliferation [NCIt concept]
- Lesion with Diameter of 4 mm or More [NCIt concept]
- Melanocytes Near the Tips and Sides of Elongated Rete Ridges Present [NCIt concept]
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- Melanocyte [NCIt concept]
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- Dermo-Epidermal Junction [NCIt concept]
- Mucosa [NCIt concept]
- Skin Tissue [NCIt concept]
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- Female Genitalia [NCIt concept]
- Female Reproductive System [NCIt concept]
- Skin [NCIt concept]
- Vulva [NCIt concept]

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