loading...| Preferred Name | Lentigo Maligna | |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Lentigo_Maligna |
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| DEFINITION |
An atypical proliferation of atypical melanocytes in the dermal-epidermal junction, without infiltration of the papillary or reticular dermis. The melanocytic proliferation is associated with actinic damage and epidermal atrophy. It usually occurs in the sun-exposed skin of elderly people. It is a form of melanoma in situ. |
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Hutchinson's Melanotic Freckle |
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An atypical proliferation of atypical melanocytes in the dermal-epidermal junction, without infiltration of the papillary or reticular dermis. The melanocytic proliferation is associated with actinic damage and epidermal atrophy. It usually occurs in the sun-exposed skin of elderly people. It is a form of melanoma in situ. |
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Lentigo Maligna |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:Lentigo_Maligna |
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| prefLabel |
Lentigo Maligna |
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| Synonym |
Hutchinson's Melanotic Freckle |
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| subClassOf |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Stage_0_Melanoma_of_the_Skin |