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mucoepidermoid carcinoma

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A carcinoma morphologically characterized the presence of cuboidal mucous cells, goblet-like mucous cells, squamoid cells, cystic changes, and a fibrotic stromal formation. It can occur in several anatomic sites, including parotid gland, oral cavity, paranasal sinus, skin, breast, lung, larynx, and lacrimal ducts. It is classified as low or high grade. [ NCIT:C3772 ]

Term info

database cross reference
  • UMLS:C0206694 (NCIT:C3772)
  • DOID:4531 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • EFO:1001049 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • MESH:D018298 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • DOID:163 (MONDO:equivalentObsolete)
  • GARD:0010671 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • ICDO:8430/1 (NCIT:C3772)
  • ONCOTREE:MUCC (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • MESH:D018277 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • ICDO:8430/3 (NCIT:C3772)
  • NCIT:C3772 (MONDO:exact-label-match)
Subsets

gard_rare

abbreviation
MEC [ DOID:4531 NCIT:C3772 ]

abbreviation
MUCC [ ONCOTREE:MUCC ]

comment

Editor notes: classified as a salivary gland carcinoma in DO but not correct as there are other subtypes

definition

A carcinoma morphologically characterized the presence of cuboidal mucous cells, goblet-like mucous cells, squamoid cells, cystic changes, and a fibrotic stromal formation. It can occur in several anatomic sites, including parotid gland, oral cavity, paranasal sinus, skin, breast, lung, larynx, and lacrimal ducts. It is classified as low or high grade.

exactMatch

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C3772, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_4531, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0206694, http://identifiers.org/mesh/D018277, http://identifiers.org/mesh/D018298

has exact synonym

MEC, mucoepidermoid tumor, mucoepidermoid carcinoma, mucoepidermoid carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)

has related synonym

tumor, mucoepidermoid, MUCC, mucoepidermoid tumors, tumors, mucoepidermoid

id

MONDO:0003036

seeAlso

https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/10671/mucoepidermoid-carcinoma