lentigo maligna

lentigo maligna
lentigo ma·lig·na -mə-'lig-nə n a precancerous lesion on the skin esp. in areas exposed to the sun (as the face) that is flat, mottled, and brownish with an irregular outline and grows slowly over a period of years

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a type of lentigo that expands slowly and develops into lentigo maligna melanoma (see under melanoma). Called also Hutchinson freckle and melanotic freckle of Hutchinson.

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