"Melanocytes" 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.
Mammalian pigment cells that produce MELANINS, pigments found mainly in the EPIDERMIS, but also in the eyes and the hair, by a process called melanogenesis. Coloration can be altered by the number of melanocytes or the amount of pigment produced and stored in the organelles called MELANOSOMES. The large non-mammalian melanin-containing cells are called MELANOPHORES.
| Descriptor ID |
D008544
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.436.613
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2000 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2001 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Melanocytes" by people in Profiles.
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MULTIPLYING BROWN SPOTS. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2024 Sep 01; 18(5):642-646.
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Diagnostic utility of SOX10 immunostaining in benign lichenoid keratosis: A study of 21 cases. J Cutan Pathol. 2023 Jan; 50(1):51-55.
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Discordance in Diagnosis of Melanocytic Lesions and Its Impact on Clinical Management. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2021 12 01; 145(12):1505-1515.
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Prognostic Significance of Subungual Anatomic Site in Acral Lentiginous Melanoma. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2021 08 01; 145(8):943-952.
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Reprogramming of bivalent chromatin states in NRAS mutant melanoma suggests PRC2 inhibition as a therapeutic strategy. Cell Rep. 2021 07 20; 36(3):109410.
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Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase Protein Expression Is More Frequent in Acral Lentiginous Melanoma Than in Other Types of Cutaneous Melanoma. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2021 07 01; 145(7):842-850.
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Localized cutaneous argyria: Review of a rare clinical mimicker of melanocytic lesions. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2021 Oct; 54:151776.
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Melanocytic lesions with blue naevus-like (dendritic) morphology: an update with an emphasis on histopathological, immunophenotypic, and molecular features. Histopathology. 2021 Sep; 79(3):291-305.
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Pearls & Oy-sters: Primary Pineal Melanoma With Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis. Neurology. 2021 08 03; 97(5):248-250.
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Three Types of Nodal Melanocytic Nevi in Sentinel Lymph Nodes of Patients With Melanoma: Pitfalls, Immunohistochemistry, and a Review of the Literature. Am J Dermatopathol. 2020 Oct; 42(10):739-744.