lentigo maligna melanoma
MONDO:0023619Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names lentigo maligna melanoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A skin cancer that usually develops in older, fair-skinned adults. The average age of diagnosis is 65. LMM is thought to be caused by a history of sun exposure to the affected area. Treatment includes surgery to remove as much of the LMM as possible.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0023619), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: lentigo maligna melanoma
- Also called
- malignant lentigo melanoma