The presence of a melanoma, a malignant cancer originating from pigment producing melanocytes. Melanoma can originate from the skin or the pigmented layers of the eye (the uvea). [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199 ]
Synonyms: Malignant melanoma
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- SNOMEDCT_US:2092003
- SNOMEDCT_US:372244006
- UMLS:C0025202
- NCIT:C3224
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A malignant skin tumor of originating from melanocytes, pigment cells normally present in the epidermis and sometimes in the dermis.