superficial spreading melanoma
MONDO:0020638Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names superficial spreading melanoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A type of melanoma that typically occurs in light-skinned individuals ranging in age from young adults to the elderly. Risk factors include extensive sun exposure during childhood, a family history of melanoma, and the presence of dysplastic nevi.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0020638), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
9 names
Resolves to: superficial spreading melanoma
- Also called
- cutaneous superficial spreading melanomapagetoid melanomaSSMsuperficial spreading cutaneous (skin) melanomasuperficial spreading malignant melanoma of skinsuperficial spreading malignant melanoma of the skinsuperficial spreading malignant skin melanomasuperficial spreading melanoma of skinsuperficial spreading melanoma of the skin