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Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Lentigo
Synonyms

Lentiginosis

Lentigo

Definitions

A flat, benign, pigmented spot on the skin caused by excessive deposition of melanin from an increased number of melanocytes in the cell layer directly above the basement membrane of the epidermis. Formation is usually related to sun exposure during youth, and the lesions do not typically progress to malignancy.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C3159

code

C3159

DEFINITION

A flat, benign, pigmented spot on the skin caused by excessive deposition of melanin from an increased number of melanocytes in the cell layer directly above the basement membrane of the epidermis. Formation is usually related to sun exposure during youth, and the lesions do not typically progress to malignancy.

FULL_SYN

Lentiginosis

Lentigo

label

Lentigo

Legacy Concept Name

Lentigo

Preferred_Name

Lentigo

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C3159

Semantic_Type

Disease or Syndrome

UMLS_CUI

C0023321

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C27555

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