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Malignant Skin Neoplasm · CancerIndex

Cancers
Neoplasm
Neoplasm by Special Category
Malignant Neoplasm
Malignant Skin Neoplasm

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Malignant Skin Neoplasm

CI-CAN-00000250Explore in graph →

320 active trials14 approved drugs64 evidence items

NCIt: C2920

Overview
Statistics
Survival
Genomics19
Variants & evidence64
Drugs31
Trials1248
Research
Rankings
Sources & provenance

Data completeness5 / 7 dimensions

Epidemiology (no data yet)
Survival (no data yet)
Trials (data present)
Literature (data present)
Genomics (data present)
Evidence (data present)
Therapies (data present)

Computed from entity_counters.completeness · refreshed after each connector run

Definition

What this entity is

A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm involving the skin. Primary malignant skin neoplasms most often are carcinomas (either basal cell or squamous cell carcinomas) or melanomas. Metastatic malignant neoplasms to the skin include carcinomas and lymphomas.

Definition text as published by ncit-evsProvenance

Source: NCI Thesaurus (NCIt)
Dataset: NCI Thesaurus
Version: 26.08e
Retrieved: Sep 8, 2026
Layer: raw (as published)
Evidence: expert curation
License: CC BY 4.0
Run: ING-NCITEVS-20260908-000001

Open at source Curated

Data updated 22 days agoSource updated 26.08e

Taxonomy

Position in the hierarchies

Several hierarchies coexist; edges are listed per hierarchy type with their source.

Parents

ncit

Malignant NeoplasmCancer Family
Skin NeoplasmCancer Family

Children (15)

ncit

Childhood Malignant Skin Neoplasm2 sub
Cutaneous Histiocytic Sarcoma
Cutaneous Lymphoma8 sub
Cutaneous Melanoma28 sub
Cutaneous Myeloid Sarcoma
Cutaneous Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm1 sub
Cutaneous Plasmacytoma
Cutaneous Precursor Lymphoid Neoplasm3 sub

Anatomy

Anatomical sites

SkinC12470

Record

Identity

CancerIndex ID: CI-CAN-00000250
Entity type: Cancer Family
Malignant: Yes
Solid / hematologic: Solid tumor
Pediatric relevant: Not flagged
Rare cancer: Unknown (no incidence data yet)
Hierarchy depth: 3
Classification version: 26.08e
Semantic types: Neoplastic Process
Status: Active
Record updated: 2026-09-08

Coverage

Data completeness

Trials (all / active)

Early Stage Malignant Skin Neoplasm

1 sub

Leukemia Cutis3 sub

Malignant Dermal Neoplasm4 sub

Malignant Prepuce Neoplasm1 sub

Malignant Scrotal Neoplasm3 sub

Malignant Skin Adnexal Neoplasm4 sub

Skin Carcinoma8 sub

280 descendants in total; counters on this page aggregate over all of them.

1,248 / 320

Publications (all / 5y)

31,726 / 11,654

Evidence items

64

Genes / variants

599 / 46

Drugs (any / approved)

31 / 14

Genomic cohorts

19

Epidemiology / survival obs.

0 / 0

Data updated 18 hours agoSource updated unknowncounters aggregate over descendants

Names

Synonyms (10)

Malignant Cutaneous Neoplasmsynonym · NCIt
Malignant Neoplasm of Skinsynonym · NCIt
Malignant Neoplasm of the Skinsynonym · NCIt
Malignant Skin Tumorsynonym · NCIt
Malignant Tumor of Skinsynonym · NCIt
Malignant Tumor of the Skinsynonym · NCIt
Melanoma and Non-Melanoma Skin Cancersynonym · NCIt
Skin Cancersynonym · NCIt
Skin Cancer, Including Melanomasynonym · NCIt
Skin Neoplasm, Malignantsynonym · NCIt

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Key figures

At a glance

Each figure carries its unit, period and source; ranks link to "Why this rank?".

No registry-level ancestor: burden figures are published for the mutually exclusive top-level site groups only, and this entity does not descend from one. Global figures (IARC / GLOBOCAN) stay under license review and SEER awaits credentials.

Active trials320countcurrent registry status · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #117 of 1,654 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Recruiting trials171countstatus RECRUITING · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #118 of 1,277 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Curated evidence items64countaccepted CIViC items · entity + descendantscivicComputedrank #64 of 492 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Publications, last 12 months2,401countPubMed records · stored query · 12-month windowpubmedComputedrank #63 of 2,294 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Genomic cohorts19countopen GDC projects · entity + descendantsgdcComputedrank #66 of 296 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)

Data updated 18 hours agoSource updated unknownregistry figures: none · counters aggregate over descendants