"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lentigo" by people in Profiles.
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Hermes HM, Sahu J, Schwartz LR, Lee JB. Clinical and histologic characteristics of clinically unsuspected melanomas. Clin Dermatol. 2014 Mar-Apr; 32(2):324-30.
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Humphreys TR, Werth V, Dzubow L, Kligman A. Treatment of photodamaged skin with trichloroacetic acid and topical tretinoin. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1996 Apr; 34(4):638-44.
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Zitelli JA. Mohs surgery for lentigo maligna. Arch Dermatol. 1991 Nov; 127(11):1729-30.
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Kennedy RH, Flanagan JC, Eagle RC, Carney JA. The Carney complex with ocular signs suggestive of cardiac myxoma. Am J Ophthalmol. 1991 Jun 15; 111(6):699-702.
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Hufnagel TJ, Savino PJ, Zimmerman RA, Sergott RC. Painful ophthalmoplegia caused by neurotropic malignant melanoma. Can J Ophthalmol. 1990 Feb; 25(1):38-41.