ICD-11 classes
14 Diseases of the skin
Malignant neoplasms involving the skin
Malignant neoplasms of skin
2C30 — Melanoma of skin
2C30.1 — Nodular melanoma, primary

ICD-11 2C30.1 — Nodular melanoma, primary

Variant of melanoma carrying a poor prognosis due to the fact that there is little or no prodromal radial (superficial) growth phase before deep invasion (vertical growth). The lesion presents as an elevated, reddish, bluish or dark brown coloured, dome- shaped tumour. Ulceration or bleeding from the lesion occurs frequently. It occurs most frequently in the fifth or sixth decade.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

It has no clarifying diagnoses.

The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:

• Melanoma of skin #2178