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HUMAN PHENOTYPE - ANNOTATIONS

The Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) is downloaded weekly from http://compbio.charite.de/hudson/job/hpo/lastStableBuild/artifact/ontology/release/hp.obo. The file downloaded is considered the "last stable build" available for the ontology. For more about the HPO, view their website at http://www.human-phenotype-ontology.org/.

Term:Cutaneous melanoma
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Definition:The presence of a melanoma of the skin.
Comment:The phenotypic presentation of melanomas is often described using the ABCDE mnemomic: A) Asymmetry; B) Borders of the lesion are irregular; C) Color changes from one area of the lesion to another, with shades of tan, brown, or black, and sometimes white, red, or blue; D) Diameter of the lesionis usually larger than 6 mm; E) Evolution of the appearance of the lesion with time. These rules do not, however, apply to every melanoma.
Synonyms:xref: EFO:0000389;   NCI:C3224;   SNOMEDCT_US:2092003;   SNOMEDCT_US:372244006;   UMLS:C0025202



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  Human phenotype 0
    Phenotypic abnormality 0
      Neoplasm 0
        Neoplasm by histology 0
          Melanoma 0
            Cutaneous melanoma 0
              Acral lentiginous melanoma 0
              Lentigo maligna melanoma 0
              Nodular melanoma 0
              Superficial spreading melanoma 0
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