len·ti·go

(lĕn-tī′gō)

n. pl. len·tig·i·nes (-tĭj′ə-nēz′)

A small, flat, pigmented spot on the skin.

[Latin lentīgō, lentīgin-, from lēns, lent-, lentil.]

len·tig′i·nous (-tĭj′ə-nəs), len·tig′i·nose′ (-nōs′) adj.

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lentigo

(lɛnˈtaɪɡəʊ)

n, pl lentigines (lɛnˈtɪdʒɪˌniːz)

(Medicine) a technical name for a freckle

[C14: from Latin, from lēns lentil]

lenˈtiginous, lenˈtiginose adj

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len•ti•go

(lɛnˈtaɪ goʊ)

n., pl. -tig•i•nes (-ˈtɪdʒ əˌniz)

a freckle or other pigmented spot.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin, =lentī-, lengthened s. of lēns lentil (see lens) + -gō n. suffix]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

lentigo - a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin

freckle

cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"

macule, macula - a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases

Translations

len·ti·go

n. léntigo, mácula de la piel;

malignant ___ → ___ maligno;

múltiple ___ → ___ múltiple;

senile ___ → ___ senil.

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lentigo

n lentigo

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Lentigo maligna is a melanoma subtype with a good prognosis.

Treatments Beyond Localized Skin Surgery for BCC, SCC, and Localized Melanoma

There may be areas of predominantly single-cell, lentiginous (ie, similar to the pattern seen in lentigo) growth, with extension down the epithelium of adnexal structures.

A Practical Approach to the Diagnosis of Melanocytic Lesions

Currently, the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O), provided by the WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer, distinguishes the in situ forms from invasive ones, recognizing among these four main morphological subtypes: nodular M, superficial spreading M, lentigo maligna M, and acral lentiginous M (3).

A Histogenetic View of the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology Melanomas

Melanoma cases were divided into age bands defined as <40, 40-59 and >60 years of age, since melanoma is typically reported to occur in middle age, except for specific subtypes such as lentigo maligna melanoma that usually occur in older individuals.

The incidence of melanoma in South Africa: An exploratory analysis of National Cancer Registry data from 2005 to 2013 with a specific focus on melanoma in black Africans

However, these changes are non-specific, and similar findings can be seen in regression of pigmented epithelial lesions, such as basal cell carcinoma, Bowen's disease, solar lentigo, and rarely, in mycosis fungoides (1,2).

Tumoral Melanosis Arising on a Mycosis Fungoides Plaque

World Health Organization histological classification of melanoma includes superficial spreading, nodular, lentigo maligna, acral lentiginous, desmoplastic melanoma arising from blue nevus and those arising in giant congenital naevi, childhood, naevoid and persistent melanoma.

PIGMENTED LESIONS OF THE SKIN- A ONE-YEAR STUDY AT TERTIARY CARE CENTRE

Management of lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma: Seminars in surgical oncology.

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A collision tumor involving basal cell carcinoma and lentigo maligna melanoma.

Basal cell carcinoma and malignant melanoma cutaneous collision tumor

For example, even with dermoscopy, facial lentigo maligna melanoma is often difficult to differentiate from pigmented actinic keratosis and solar lentigines.

Biopsies for skin cancer detection: Dispelling the myths: This review debunks 5 myths and provides the information you need to perform rapid, high-quality biopsies to detect skin cancers at their earliest stages

Christine Lofty, 55, was sacked in the street by her boss after she she was diagnosed with pre-cancerous 'lentigo malignia' on her face.

Cancer-suffering grandmother sacked in street by boss after taking too much sick leave wins landmark discrimination case; Grandmother-of-six Christine Lofty, 55, was off work for around ten months while she underwent a number of procedures to save her life and stop the disease spreading