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salivary gland mucoepidermoid carcinoma

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A carcinoma that arises from the salivary glands. It is the most common primary carcinoma of the salivary glands and usually presents as a firm and painless mass. It is characterized by the presence of epidermoid cells, mucus producing cells, and cells of intermediate type. The majority of cases have a favorable outcome. [ NCIT:C5908 ]

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database cross reference
  • NCIT:C5908 (MONDO:exact-label-match)
  • DOID:0081293 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • UMLS:C1335903 (NCIT:C5908)
  • SCTID:423708008 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
definition

A carcinoma that arises from the salivary glands. It is the most common primary carcinoma of the salivary glands and usually presents as a firm and painless mass. It is characterized by the presence of epidermoid cells, mucus producing cells, and cells of intermediate type. The majority of cases have a favorable outcome.

exactMatch

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C5908, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C1335903, http://identifiers.org/snomedct/423708008, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_0081293

has exact synonym

salivary gland mucoepidermoid carcinoma, mucoepidermoid carcinoma of salivary gland, mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the salivary gland, saliva-secreting gland mucoepidermoid carcinoma

id

MONDO:0021009