| Preferred Name |
myoepithelial tumor |
| Synonyms |
myoepithelioma myoepithelial tumor myoepithelial neoplasm benign myoepithelioma myoepithelial adenoma |
| Definitions |
A benign or malignant tumor characterized by the presence of cells that show myoepithelial differentiation. Based on its morphologic features, it is classified as benign or malignant. A representative example of benign myoepithelioma is benign salivary gland myoepithelioma. Representative examples of malignant myoepithelioma or myoepithelial carcinoma are malignant breast myoepithelioma and salivary gland myoepithelial carcinoma. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0002380 |
| database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C0027070 DOID:2661 MESH:D009208 ICDO:8982/1 ICDO:8982/0 NCIT:C40392 UMLS:C1947949 |
| definition |
A benign or malignant tumor characterized by the presence of cells that show myoepithelial differentiation. Based on its morphologic features, it is classified as benign or malignant. A representative example of benign myoepithelioma is benign salivary gland myoepithelioma. Representative examples of malignant myoepithelioma or myoepithelial carcinoma are malignant breast myoepithelioma and salivary gland myoepithelial carcinoma. |
| exactMatch |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C40392 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_2661 http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0027070 |
| has_exact_synonym |
myoepithelioma myoepithelial tumor myoepithelial neoplasm myoepithelial adenoma |
| has_narrow_synonym |
benign myoepithelioma |
| id |
MONDO:0002380 |
| label |
myoepithelial tumor |
| notation |
MONDO:0002380 |
| prefLabel |
myoepithelial tumor |
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