Lentigo
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lentigo-311-9583875
title:
Lentigo
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A lentigo is a small pigmented spot on the skin with a clearly defined edge, surrounded by normal-appearing skin. It is a harmless (benign) hyperplasia of melanocytes which is linear in its spread. This means the hyperplasia of melanocytes is restricted to the cell layer directly above the basement membrane of the epidermis where melanocytes normally reside. This is in contrast to the "nests" of multi-layer melanocytes found in moles. Because of this characteristic feature, the adjective "lentig
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description:
Small pigment spots on skin
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lentigo
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2024-01-27T16:35:05Z
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