Skin melanoma

ICD-10 Code C43
Category Neoplasms

Skin melanoma

Definition

A primary melanoma arising from atypical melanocytes in the skin. Precursor lesions include acquired and congenital melanocytic nevi, and dysplastic nevi. Several histologic variants have been recognized, including superficial spreading melanoma, acral lentiginous melanoma, nodular melanoma, and lentigo maligna melanoma.

Also known as cutaneous (skin) melanoma, cutaneous melanoma, cutaneous melanoma (disease), malignant cutaneous melanoma, malignant melanoma (of skin), stage unspecified, malignant melanoma of skin, malignant melanoma of skin stage unspecified, melanoma (disease) of zone of skin, melanoma of skin, melanoma of the skin, skin melanoma, skin, melanoma, zone of skin melanoma, zone of skin melanoma (disease) — per MONDO

Also identified as

Affected Organs

Organ Involvement Source
Integumental system Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Skin of body Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
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