"Nevus of Ota" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A macular lesion on the side of the FACE, involving the CONJUNCTIVA and EYELIDS, as well as the adjacent facial skin, SCLERA; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; and PERIOSTEUM. Histological features vary from those of a MONGOLIAN SPOT to those of a BLUE NEVUS.
| Descriptor ID |
D009507
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.665.560.615.585
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| Concept/Terms |
Nevus of Ota- Nevus of Ota
- Ota's Nevus
- Nevus, Ota's
- Ota Nevus
- Otas Nevus
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nevus of Ota" by people in Profiles.
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Intermediate-grade meningeal melanocytoma associated with nevus of Ota: a case report and review of the literature. Melanoma Res. 2015 Aug; 25(4):273-8.
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Hemorrhagic lesion at the tentorial incisura in a patient with facial nevus. Neurosurgery. 1999 Nov; 45(5):1216-21.
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Glaucoma associated with the nevus of Ota. Arch Ophthalmol. 1995 Sep; 113(9):1208-9.