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Skin Carcinoma

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Overview

NCI Definition: A carcinoma that arises from the skin. Representative examples are basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. [1]

Clinical Trials

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Disease Details

Synonyms
Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer, Non-Melanoma Cancer of Skin, Carcinoma of the Skin, nonmelanoma skin cancer, Carcinoma of Skin, Non-Melanoma Cancer of the Skin, Skin Cancer, Non-Melanoma
Parent(s)
Malignant Skin Neoplasm
Children
Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Scrotal Carcinoma, Eyelid Carcinoma, Adnexal Carcinoma, Trabecular Adenocarcinoma, Pilomatrical Carcinoma, Keratinocyte Carcinoma, and Adenoid Cystic Skin Carcinoma

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.