"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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| 2017 | 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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Pathologists' diagnosis of invasive melanoma and melanocytic proliferations: observer accuracy and reproducibility study. BMJ. 2017 Jun 28; 357:j2813.