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Preferred term

Hutchinson's Melanotic Freckle  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A cellular subtype of malignant melanoma. It is a pigmented lesion composed of melanocytes occurring on sun-exposed skin, usually the face and neck. The melanocytes are commonly multinucleated with a "starburst" appearance. It is considered by many to be the in situ phase of lentigo maligna melanoma.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Freckle, Melanotic
  • Lentigo Maligna
  • Lentigo, Malignant
  • Melanotic Freckle

In other languages

  • French

  • Lentigo malin
  • Mélanose circonscrite précancereuse de Dubreuilh
  • Mélanose de Dubreuilh

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PGM6480R-Q

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