loading...| Preferred Name |
uveal melanoma |
| Synonyms |
melanoma, uveal, malignant choroidal melanoma intraocular melanoma iris melanoma melanoma of the uvea uveal melanoma melanoma (disease) of uvea uvea melanoma melanoma of uvea uvea melanoma (disease) |
| Definitions |
A melanoma derived from melanocytes of the uveal tract. It is the most common primary intraocular tumor in the United States and Western Europe. Similar to melanoma of the skin, it is rare in Africa and Asia. Diagnostic procedures include ophthalmoscopic exam, fluorescein angiography and ultrasound. Treatment includes: surgical excision of the eye, iridocyclectomy and tumor resection. Recent treatments also include radiotherapy or photo coagulation. Classification of uveal melanomas recognizes four cell types within these tumors: epithelioid, intermediate, mixed cell, and spindle cell types. The spindle cell type uveal melanomas are further sub-classified as spindle cell type A and spindle cell type B. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0006486 |
| closeMatch | |
| database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C0220633 Orphanet:39044 OMIM:155720 ONCOTREE:UM DOID:6039 GARD:0008621 NCIT:C7712 MedDRA:10061252 EFO:1000616 MESH:C536494 |
| definition |
A melanoma derived from melanocytes of the uveal tract. It is the most common primary intraocular tumor in the United States and Western Europe. Similar to melanoma of the skin, it is rare in Africa and Asia. Diagnostic procedures include ophthalmoscopic exam, fluorescein angiography and ultrasound. Treatment includes: surgical excision of the eye, iridocyclectomy and tumor resection. Recent treatments also include radiotherapy or photo coagulation. Classification of uveal melanomas recognizes four cell types within these tumors: epithelioid, intermediate, mixed cell, and spindle cell types. The spindle cell type uveal melanomas are further sub-classified as spindle cell type A and spindle cell type B. |
| exactMatch |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0220633 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Orphanet_39044 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C7712 |
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| has_exact_synonym |
melanoma, uveal, malignant intraocular melanoma melanoma of the uvea uveal melanoma melanoma (disease) of uvea uvea melanoma melanoma of uvea uvea melanoma (disease) |
| has_narrow_synonym |
iris melanoma |
| has_related_synonym |
choroidal melanoma |
| id |
MONDO:0006486 |
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| label |
uveal melanoma |
| notation |
MONDO:0006486 |
| prefLabel |
uveal melanoma |
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