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Hutchinson's Melanotic Freckle MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
coord IM with SKIN NEOPLASMS (IM) + site (IM or NIM) if relevant
Scope Note
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.
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.