"Nevus, Pigmented" 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.
A nevus containing melanin. The term is usually restricted to nevocytic nevi (round or oval collections of melanin-containing nevus cells occurring at the dermoepidermal junction of the skin or in the dermis proper) or moles, but may be applied to other pigmented nevi.
| Descriptor ID |
D009508
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.665.560.615
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| Concept/Terms |
Nevus, Pigmented- Nevus, Pigmented
- Pigmented Nevus
- Pigmented Moles
- Nevus, Melanocytic
- Nevi, Melanocytic
- Melanocytic Nevi
- Melanocytic Nevus
- Nevi, Pigmented
- Pigmented Nevi
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nevus, Pigmented" by people in Profiles.
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Shifts in Cutaneous Melanocytic Tumor Diagnostic Terminology: Melanocytoma, MPATH-Dx V2.0 and the WHO Skin5. J Cutan Pathol. 2026 Jan; 53(1):91-100.
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Congenital Melanocytic Nevi. Clin Plast Surg. 2025 Apr; 52(2):259-269.
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The Pseudoinflammatory Pattern Revisited. J Cutan Pathol. 2026 Jan; 53(1):38-41.
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Grading Melanocytic Dysplasia: Updated Histopathologic Criteria. J Cutan Pathol. 2026 Jan; 53(1):29-37.
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Combined Melanocytic Nevus and Nevus Sebaceus: A Case Series and Review of the Literature. Am J Dermatopathol. 2024 Aug 01; 46(8):525-529.
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Nevus trichilemmocysticus: a case report and review of the rare type of epidermal nevi. Int J Dermatol. 2024 01; 63(1):e2-e4.
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Surgery or Not? A Systematic Review of Facial Congenital Melanocytic Nevi Treatment Patterns and Outcomes. Ann Plast Surg. 2024 Jan 01; 92(1):120-132.
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Optical coherence tomography confirms non-malignant pigmented lesions in phacomatosis pigmentokeratotica using a support vector machine learning algorithm. Skin Res Technol. 2023 Jun; 29(6):e13377.
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Noninvasive imaging exploration of phacomatosis pigmentokeratotica using high-frequency ultrasound and optical coherence tomography: Can biopsy of PPK patients be avoided? Skin Res Technol. 2023 Apr; 29(4):e13279.
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Maturing papillomatous nevoid melanoma in the scalp mimicking recurrent melanocytic nevus: A case report of previously undescribed subtype of nevoid melanoma. Pathol Int. 2022 Jan; 72(1):59-64.