non-cutaneous melanoma
MONDO:0006320Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names non-cutaneous melanoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Melanoma is a malignant tumor of melanocytes, cells that are derived from the neural crest. Although most melanomas arise in the skin, they also may arise from mucosal surfaces or at other sites to which neural crest cells migrate. (PDQ)
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006320), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: non-cutaneous melanoma
- Also called
- extracutaneous melanoma