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Desmoplastic Melanoma

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Overview

NCI Definition: A melanoma of the skin characterized by a proliferation of atypical spindled melanocytes in the dermis, in a background of abundant collagen. It usually presents as an amelanotic raised nodular lesion. [1]

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Disease Details

Synonyms
desmoplastic melanoma, Desmoplastic Cutaneous (Skin) Melanoma
Parent(s)
Cutaneous Melanoma
OncoTree Name
Desmoplastic Melanoma
OncoTree Code
DESM

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.