basal cell neoplasm
MONDO:0020799Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names basal cell neoplasm yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A neoplastic proliferation of basal cells in the epidermis (part of the skin) or other anatomic sites (most frequently the salivary glands). The basal cell neoplastic proliferation in the epidermis results in basal cell carcinomas. The basal cell neoplastic proliferation in the salivary glands can be benign, resulting in basal cell adenomas or malignant, resulting in basal cell adenocarcinomas.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0020799), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
- Narrower terms (2)
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: basal cell neoplasm
- Also called
- basal cell tumorbasal cell tumour