"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 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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Yu MD, Heiferman M, Korot E, Ahluwalia A, Yu G, Mruthyunjaya P. Pixel Intensity to Estimate Choroidal Tumor Thickness Using 2-Dimensional Ultra-Widefield Images. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2025 Mar 01; 143(3):236-240.
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Adams OE, Siddiqui Y, Simmons MA, Tang PH, Koozekanani DD. CHOROIDAL NEVUS ASSOCIATED WITH VITELLIFORM DEPOSITION IN A PATIENT WITH AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT BEST DYSTROPHY. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2024 Jan 01; 18(1):120-123.
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DeSimone JD, Shields CN, Kalafatis NE, Marous MR, Marous CL, Shields JA, Shields CL. Understanding choroidal nevus risk factors for transformation into melanoma. Clin Dermatol. 2024 Jan-Feb; 42(1):38-45.
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Qureshi MB, Lentz PC, Xu TT, White LJ, Olsen TW, Pulido JS, Dalvin LA. Choroidal Nevus Features Associated with Subspecialty Referral. Ophthalmol Retina. 2023 Dec; 7(12):1097-1108.
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Mudhar HS, Milman T, Stevenson S, Watson M, Kim J, Magan T, Salvi SM, Harley U, Lally SE, Shields CL. PRAME expression by immunohistochemistry and reverse transcription quantitative PCR in conjunctival melanocytic lesions-a comprehensive clinicopathologic study of 202 cases and correlation of cytogenetics with PRAME expression in challenging conjunctival melanocytic lesions. Hum Pathol. 2023 04; 134:1-18.
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Corvi F, Corradetti G, Wong A, Pulido JS, Shields CL, Freund KB, Sarraf D, Sadda SR. MULTIMODAL IMAGING OF A CHOROIDAL NEVUS WITH CAVERNS IN THE SETTING OF PACHYCHOROID DISEASE. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2022 11 01; 16(6):670-673.
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Solomon DA, Ramani B, Eiger-Moscovich M, Milman T, Uludag G, Crawford JB, Phan I, Char DH, Shields CL, Eagle RC, Bastian BC, Bloomer MM, Pekmezci M. Iris and Ciliary Body Melanocytomas Are Defined by Solitary GNAQ Mutation Without Additional Oncogenic Alterations. Ophthalmology. 2022 12; 129(12):1429-1439.
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DeSimone JD, Dockery PW, Kreinces JB, Soares RR, Shields CL. Survey of ophthalmic imaging use to assess risk of progression of choroidal nevus to melanoma. Eye (Lond). 2023 04; 37(5):953-958.
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Eiger-Moscovich M, Eagle RC, Milman T. ?-Catenin and Periodic Acid-Schiff Distinguish Granular Cell Nevus From Deep Penetrating Nevus. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2021 12 01; 145(12):1475-1476.
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Masoomian B, Shields CL, Mashayekhi A, Ganguly A, Shields JA. GROWTH OF PRESUMED CHOROIDAL NEVUS INTO MELANOMA OVER 4 YEARS IN BAP1 TUMOR PREDISPOSITION SYNDROME. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2021 Mar 01; 15(2):93-96.