Melanocytic neoplasm

Summary

Melanocytic neoplasm (MONDO:0021143) is a cancer and 1 clinical trial. A subtype of neoplasm — broader associated-gene and molecular evidence is on the parent page (see Disease family below).

At a glance

• Classification: Cancer
• Clinical trials: 1

Clinical features

No curated clinical features (Orphanet) for this disease.

Identifiers

Disease identifiers

Field	Value
Canonical name	melanocytic neoplasm
Mondo ID	MONDO:0021143
MeSH	D018326
NCIT	C7058
SNOMED CT	399956005
UMLS	C1302746
MedGen	224910
Is cancer (heuristic)	yes

Also known as: melanocytic neoplasm · melanomas and nevi

Disease family

This is a subtype of neoplasm. Genetic, therapeutic, and trial evidence is largely curated at the broader-term level — see the parent page for the associated-gene cohort and molecular evidence.

Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by etiologic mechanism › cancer or benign tumor › neoplastic disease or syndrome › neoplasm › melanocytic neoplasm

Related subtypes (47): pre-malignant neoplasm, endocrine gland neoplasm, giant cell tumor, hematopoietic and lymphoid system neoplasm, skin neoplasm, mesenchymal cell neoplasm, epidural spinal canal neoplasm, skeletal muscle neoplasm, trophoblastic neoplasm, cancer, germ cell tumor, benign neoplasm, upper aerodigestive tract neoplasm, histiocytoma, embryonal neoplasm, head and neck neoplasm, epithelial neoplasm, reproductive system neoplasm, non-seminomatous lesion, odontogenic cyst, phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor, thyroglossal duct cyst, hamartoma, mesenchymoma, mesothelial neoplasm, peritoneal neoplasm, virus associated tumor, nail tumor, respiratory tract neoplasm, spindle cell neoplasm, mixed neoplasm, urinary system neoplasm, cystic neoplasm, childhood neoplasm, digestive system neoplasm, nervous system neoplasm, neoplasm of thorax, connective tissue neoplasm, bronchial adenomas/carcinoids childhood, diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia, erythroplakia, retroperitoneal neoplasm, cardiovascular neoplasm, dermoid or epidermoid cyst of the central nervous system, connective and soft tissue neoplasm, NTRK fusion positive cancer, RET fusion positive cancer

Subtypes (3): central nervous system melanocytic neoplasm, melanoma, melanocytic skin neoplasm

Genetics & variants

GWAS landscape

No GWAS associations recorded — common-variant (GWAS) studies don’t cover this disease (typical for Mendelian / rare diseases). See the curated gene cohort and Mendelian overlap below.

Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers

No tiered GWAS variants or ClinVar records for this disease.

Genes & proteins

No associated-gene cohort resolved for this disease. Atlas builds the molecular and therapeutic sections — associated genes, protein families, druggability, pathways, interactions, and drug associations — by aggregating over a disease’s associated genes (resolved via GWAS / GenCC / ClinVar / CIViC), and none resolved here. This is expected for antibody-mediated, autoimmune, or otherwise non-gene-defined conditions; the curated evidence for this disease is its clinical features, GWAS susceptibility, and clinical trials (above).

Function

No pathway enrichment — requires an associated-gene cohort.

Therapeutics

No druggable-target or therapeutic data for this disease’s cohort.

Clinical trials & evidence

Clinical trials

Clinical trials: 1.

Phase distribution (across all retrieved trials)

Phase	Trials
Not specified	1

Top trials by phase / activity

NCT	Phase	Status	Title
NCT02402244	Not specified	RECRUITING	Project: Every Child for Younger Patients With Cancer