"Lentigo" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Small circumscribed melanoses resembling, but differing histologically from, freckles. The concept includes senile lentigo ('liver spots') and nevoid lentigo (nevus spilus, lentigo simplex) and may also occur in association with multiple congenital defects or congenital syndromes (e.g., Peutz-Jeghers syndrome).
| Descriptor ID |
D007911
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.621.430.530.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Lentigo- Lentigo
- Lentigos
- Lentigines
- Lentiginosis
- Lentiginoses
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lentigo" by people in Profiles.
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Pathologic quiz case: brown macule on the thigh of a 71-year-old woman. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2003 Jun; 127(6):757-8.