Description
cutaneous melanoma: A primary melanoma arising from atypical melanocytes in the skin. Precursor lesions include acquired and congenital melanocytic nevi, and dysplastic nevi. Several histologic variants have been recognized, including superficial spreading melanoma, acral lentiginous melanoma, nodular melanoma, and lentigo maligna melanoma.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode |
CD2_BENIGN_MELANOCYTIC_EAR |
| Hospital Discharge registry |
ICD-9: 2162A |
| Cause of Death registry |
ICD-9: 2162A |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy |
3 |
| First defined in version |
DF2 |
Ontology