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ID DOID:8243
Name meningeal melanomatosis
Definition A central nervous system melanocytic neoplasm that is characterized as an extra-axial well-encapsulated malignant tumour with diffuse meningeal growth and dark coloration (due to high melanin contents).
https://neurosurgery.directory/2020/10/04/diffuse-leptomeningeal-melanocytosis/
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ICDO:8728/3

NCI:C6891

SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:128731008

UMLS_CUI:C1266114

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DO_cancer_slim

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Leptomeningeal melanomatosis [EXACT]

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is_a central nervous system melanocytic neoplasm

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