lentiginous
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Introduction
In dermatology:
- microscopic term referring to a linear pattern of melanocyte proliferation within the epidermal basal cell layer
- lentiginous melanocytic hyperplasia can occur as a reactive change or as part of a neoplasm
Additional terms
References
- ↑ Cotran et al Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease, 5th ed. W.B. Saunders Co, Philadelphia, PA 1994 pg 1174