Myoepithelial Tumor
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.
Exact Synonyms
Myoepithelial Neoplasm
Myoepithelial Tumor of Soft Tissue
Myoepithelial Tumor
Myoepithelial tumor
Myoepithelioma
class Information
code
C40392
Contributing_Source
GDC
ICD-O-3_Code
- 8982/0
- 8982/1
in_subset
Is_Value_For_GDC_Property
Legacy Concept Name
Myoepithelial_Neoplasm
Maps_To
- 8982/0
- Myoepithelioma, NOS
- Myoepithelioma
- Myoepithelial tumor
Neoplastic_Status
Undetermined
Preferred_Name
Myoepithelial Tumor
Semantic_Type
Neoplastic Process
UMLS_CUI
C0027070