desmoplastic melanoma
MONDO:0044785Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names desmoplastic melanoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A melanoma of the skin characterized by a proliferation of atypical spindled melanocytes in the dermis, in a background of abundant collagen. It usually presents as an amelanotic raised nodular lesion.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0044785), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: desmoplastic melanoma
- Also called
- desmoplastic cutaneous (skin) melanoma