Lung Melanoma - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Lung Melanoma;

NCIt definition : A rare malignant neoplasm that derives from melanocytes and arises from the lung in a patient with no history of previous melanoma and no evidence of melanoma in another site at the time of diagnosis. It usually presents as a solitary lesion and the prognosis is poor.;

Neoplastic status : Malignant;

Details

Origin ID

C45652;

UMLS CUI

C1708773;

Disease may have findings
- HMB-45-Positive Neoplastic Cells Present [NCIt concept]
- S-100-Positive Neoplastic Cells Present [NCIt concept]
Excludes anatomical site(s)
- Neck [NCIt concept]
- Skin [NCIt concept]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Lung [NCIt concept]
- Respiratory System [NCIt concept]
- Thoracic Cavity [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Neoplastic Process [UMLS semantic type]
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- Benign Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
- Premalignant Lesion [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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- Lung Tissue [NCIt concept]
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- Lung [NCIt concept]
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- NF2 Gene Inactivation [NCIt concept]

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