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Descriptor English: Nevus, Pigmented
Descriptor Spanish: Nevo Pigmentado
Descriptor nevo pigmentado
Entry term(s) nevo de Sutton
nevo melanocítico
Scope note: Nevo que contiene melanina. El término suele restringirse a los nevos nevocíticos (colecciones circulares u ovales de células névicas que contienien melanina y que ocurren en la unión dérmico-epidérmica de la piel o en la propia dermis), o lunares, pero se puede aplicar a otros nevos pigmentados.
Descriptor Portuguese: Nevo Pigmentado
Descriptor French: Naevus pigmentaire
Entry term(s): Melanocytic Nevi
Melanocytic Nevus
Nevi, Melanocytic
Nevi, Pigmented
Nevus, Melanocytic
Pigmented Moles
Pigmented Nevi
Pigmented Nevus
Tree number(s): C04.557.665.560.615
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009508
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: coordinate with SKIN NEOPLASMS + site if relevant
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
BS blood supply
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 9695
Unique ID: D009508
NLM Classification: WR 500
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Nevus, Pigmented - Preferred
Concept UI M0014788
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Nevus, Pigmented
Entry term(s) Melanocytic Nevi
Melanocytic Nevus
Nevi, Melanocytic
Nevi, Pigmented
Nevus, Melanocytic
Pigmented Moles
Pigmented Nevi
Pigmented Nevus



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