"Nevus of Ota" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A macular lesion on the side of the FACE, involving the CONJUNCTIVA and EYELIDS, as well as the adjacent facial skin, SCLERA; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; and PERIOSTEUM. Histological features vary from those of a MONGOLIAN SPOT to those of a BLUE NEVUS.
| Descriptor ID |
D009507
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.665.560.615.585
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| Concept/Terms |
Nevus of Ota- Nevus of Ota
- Ota's Nevus
- Nevus, Ota's
- Ota Nevus
- Otas Nevus
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nevus of Ota" by people in Profiles.
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Shields CL, Kaliki S, Livesey M, Walker B, Garoon R, Bucci M, Feinstein E, Pesch A, Gonzalez C, Lally SE, Mashayekhi A, Shields JA. Association of ocular and oculodermal melanocytosis with the rate of uveal melanoma metastasis: analysis of 7872 consecutive eyes. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013 Aug; 131(8):993-1003.
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Trufant JW, Brenn T, Fletcher CD, Virata AR, Cook DL, Bosenberg MW. Melanotic schwannoma arising in association with nevus of Ota: 2 cases suggesting a shared mechanism. Am J Dermatopathol. 2009 Dec; 31(8):808-13.
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Shields JA, Shields CL, Naseripor M, Eagle RC, Miller J. Choroidal melanoma in a black patient with oculodermal melanocytosis. Retina. 2002 Feb; 22(1):126-8.