"Nevus, Pigmented" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D009508
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.665.560.615
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| Concept/Terms |
Nevus, Pigmented- Nevus, Pigmented
- Pigmented Nevus
- Pigmented Moles
- Nevus, Melanocytic
- Nevi, Melanocytic
- Melanocytic Nevi
- Melanocytic Nevus
- Nevi, Pigmented
- Pigmented Nevi
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nevus, Pigmented" by people in Profiles.
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Comparison of Patients With Observed High-Risk Choroidal Nevi That Evolved into Melanomas vs Patients with Immediately Treated Uveal Melanomas. Am J Ophthalmol. 2025 Oct; 278:328-336.
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Indoor tanning exposure in association with multiple primary melanoma. Cancer. 2021 02 15; 127(4):560-568.
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An Orbital Lesion Diagnosed on Routine Fundus Examination. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2019 12 01; 137(12):1456-1457.
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Management strategies of academic pigmented lesion clinic directors in the United States. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2018 Aug; 79(2):367-369.
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Integrating Skin Cancer-Related Technologies into Clinical Practice. Dermatol Clin. 2017 Oct; 35(4):565-576.
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Telomerase Expression by Aberrant Methylation of the TERT Promoter in Melanoma Arising in Giant Congenital Nevi. J Invest Dermatol. 2016 Jan; 136(1):339-342.
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Differential diagnosis of heavily pigmented melanocytic lesions: challenges and diagnostic approach. J Clin Pathol. 2015 Dec; 68(12):963-70.
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Interactions between ultraviolet light and MC1R and OCA2 variants are determinants of childhood nevus and freckle phenotypes. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2014 Dec; 23(12):2829-39.
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Atypical histopathologic features in a melanocytic nevus after cryotherapy and pregnancy. J Cutan Pathol. 2014 Oct; 41(10):802-5.
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NRAS mutation is the sole recurrent somatic mutation in large congenital melanocytic nevi. J Invest Dermatol. 2014 Apr; 134(4):1067-1074.