amelanotic melanoma
MONDO:0002971Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names amelanotic melanoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A melanoma characterized by the complete absence of melanin pigment in the melanoma cells. It occurs more frequently on the face and it is often associated with desmoplastic reaction.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0002971), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
- Narrower terms (1)
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: amelanotic melanoma
- Also called
- amelanotic melanoma (morphologic abnormality)melanoma, amelanotic, malignant