"Nevus, Pigmented" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A nevus containing melanin. The term is usually restricted to nevocytic nevi (round or oval collections of melanin-containing nevus cells occurring at the dermoepidermal junction of the skin or in the dermis proper) or moles, but may be applied to other pigmented nevi.
| Descriptor ID |
D009508
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.665.560.615
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| Concept/Terms |
Nevus, Pigmented- Nevus, Pigmented
- Pigmented Nevus
- Pigmented Moles
- Nevus, Melanocytic
- Nevi, Melanocytic
- Melanocytic Nevi
- Melanocytic Nevus
- Nevi, Pigmented
- Pigmented Nevi
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nevus, Pigmented" by people in Profiles.
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Deep penetrating nevus-like borderline tumors: A unique subset of ambiguous melanocytic tumors with malignant potential and normal cytogenetics. Eur J Dermatol. 2014 Sep-Oct; 24(5):594-602.
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Resolution and recurrence of vitiligo following excision of congenital melanocytic nevus. Pediatr Dermatol. 2013 Nov-Dec; 30(6):e166-8.
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Soluble adenylyl cyclase antibody profile as a diagnostic adjunct in the assessment of pigmented lesions. Arch Dermatol. 2012 Mar; 148(3):335-44.
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The dermal-based borderline melanocytic tumor: a categorical approach. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2010 Mar; 62(3):469-79.
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De novo intraepidermal epithelioid melanocytic dysplasia: an emerging entity. J Cutan Pathol. 2010 Aug; 37(8):866-9.
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Documentation of optic disc melanocytoma by spectral and time domain optical coherence tomography. Can J Ophthalmol. 2009 Oct; 44(5):603-4.
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Choroidal neovascular membrane associated with melanocytoma of the optic nerve. Retina. 2006 Jul-Aug; 26(6):703-4.
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De novo intraepidermal epithelioid melanocytic dysplasia as a marker of the atypical mole phenotype -- a clinical and pathological study of 75 patients. J Cutan Pathol. 2005 Oct; 32(9):622-8.
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Pathologic quiz case: a pigmented lesion on the chest of a 77-year-old man. Superficial spreading melanoma in vertical growth phase, with a microscopic satellite. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2003 Aug; 127(8):e365-6.
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Melanocytic proliferations associated with lichen sclerosus. Arch Dermatol. 2002 Jan; 138(1):77-87.