lentigo
MONDO:0021582Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names lentigo yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A flat, benign, pigmented spot on the skin caused by excessive deposition of melanin from an increased number of melanocytes in the cell layer directly above the basement membrane of the epidermis. Formation is usually related to sun exposure during youth, and the lesions do not typically progress to malignancy.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0021582), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: lentigo
- Also called
- lentigineslentiginosis