Stage III Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v6

Preferred Label : Stage III Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v6;

NCIt synonyms : Stage III Melanoma of the Skin AJCC v6; Stage III Malignant Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v6; Stage III Melanoma of Skin AJCC v6; Malignant Melanoma (of Skin), Stage III AJCC v6; Stage III Malignant Melanoma of Skin AJCC v6; Stage III Malignant Skin Melanoma AJCC v6; Stage III Malignant Melanoma of the Skin AJCC v6; Stage III Skin Melanoma AJCC v6; Stage III Melanoma of the Skin;

NCIt related terms : Stage III Cutaneous (Skin) Melanoma; stage III melanoma;

NCIt definition : Stage III includes: (Any T, N1, M0); (Any T, N2, M0); (Any T, N3, M0). N1: Metastasis in one lymph node. N2: Metastasis in two to three regional lymph nodes or intralymphatic regional metastasis without nodal metastases. N3: Metastasis in four or more regional nodes, or matted metastatic nodes, or in-transit metastasis or satellite(s) with metastasis in regional node(s).;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: The tumor may be any thickness, with or without ulceration (a break in the skin), and one or more of the following is true: (1) cancer has spread to one or more lymph nodes; (2) lymph nodes may be joined together (matted); (3) cancer may be in a lymph vessel between the primary tumor and nearby lymph nodes; and/or (4) very small tumors may be found on or under the skin, not more than 2 centimeters away from where the cancer first started.;

Neoplastic status : Malignant;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000045138;

Details

Origin ID

C7918;

UMLS CUI

C0278882;

Disease may have findings
- HMB-45-Positive Neoplastic Cells Present [NCIt concept]
- S-100-Positive Neoplastic Cells Present [NCIt concept]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Integumentary System [NCIt concept]
- Skin [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]
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- Malignant Cell [NCIt concept]
- Melanoma Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Melanocyte [NCIt concept]
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- Cutaneous Involvement [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
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- Melanocyte [NCIt concept]
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- Skin Tissue [NCIt concept]
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- Skin [NCIt concept]
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- AJCC v6 Stage [NCIt concept]
- Stage III [NCIt concept]
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- BRAF Gene Mutation [NCIt concept]

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