Hutchinson's Melanotic Freckle
"Hutchinson's Melanotic Freckle" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D018327
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.465.625.650.510.385 C04.557.580.625.650.510.385 C04.557.665.510.385
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| Concept/Terms |
Hutchinson's Melanotic Freckle- Hutchinson's Melanotic Freckle
- Freckle, Hutchinson's Melanotic
- Hutchinson Melanotic Freckle
- Hutchinsons Melanotic Freckle
- Melanotic Freckle, Hutchinson's
- Melanotic Freckle
- Lentigo, Malignant
- Lentigos, Malignant
- Malignant Lentigo
- Malignant Lentigos
- Freckle, Melanotic
- Freckles, Melanotic
- Melanotic Freckles
- Lentigo Maligna
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