Description
skin neoplasm: A benign or malignant tumor involving the skin. Representative examples of benign skin neoplasms include the benign melanocytic skin nevus, acanthoma, sebaceous adenoma, sweat gland adenoma, lipoma, hemangioma, fibroma, and benign fibrous histiocytoma. Representative examples of malignant skin neoplasms include basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma, and Kaposi sarcoma.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode |
CD2_BENIGN_SKIN_NOS |
| Hospital Discharge registry |
ICD-10: D239, ICD-8: 2160[0|9]|216[1-9] |
| Hospital Discharge registry: exclude ICD-9 |
216[8-9]A |
| Cause of Death registry |
ICD-10: D239, ICD-8: 2160[0|9]|216[1-9] |
| Cause of Death registry: exclude ICD-9 |
216[8-9]A |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy |
3 |
| First defined in version |
DF2 |
Ontology