Melanoma is a malignant tumor of melanocytes, cells that are derived from the neural crest. Although most melanomas arise in the skin, they also may arise from mucosal surfaces or at other sites to which neural crest cells migrate. (PDQ) [ NCIT:C8711 ]

Synonyms: extracutaneous melanoma non-cutaneous melanoma

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  • MEDGEN:233761 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • NCIT:C8711 (MONDO:exact-label-match)
  • UMLS:C1334974 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • EFO:1000397 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
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http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C1334974

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C8711

http://identifiers.org/medgen/233761

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MONDO:0006320

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