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lentigo

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0021582

A flat, benign, pigmented spot on the skin caused by excessive deposition of melanin from an increased number of melanocytes in the cell layer directly above the basement membrane of the epidermis. Formation is usually related to sun exposure during youth, and the lesions do not typically progress to malignancy. [ NCIT:C3159 ]

Term info

database cross reference
  • OMIM:150900 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • NCIT:C3159 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • MESH:D007911 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • SCTID:402624000 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
IAO 0000233

https://github.com/monarch-initiative/mondo/issues/3692

comment

Excluded benign neoplasm as a subclass because NCIT classifies as non-neoplastic.

definition

A flat, benign, pigmented spot on the skin caused by excessive deposition of melanin from an increased number of melanocytes in the cell layer directly above the basement membrane of the epidermis. Formation is usually related to sun exposure during youth, and the lesions do not typically progress to malignancy.

exactMatch

http://identifiers.org/snomedct/402624000, http://identifiers.org/mesh/D007911, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C3159, https://omim.org/entry/150900

excluded subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0005165

has exact synonym

lentigines, lentiginosis, lentigo

id

MONDO:0021582

Term relations

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