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→Melanotic macule
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===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Benign. | *Benign. | ||
===Gross=== | |||
*Flat pigmented lesion less than 10 mm in size ([[macule]]). | |||
Image: | |||
*[http://ocw.tufts.edu/Content/51/lecturenotes/551831/552087 Melanotic macule - labia (tufts.edu)]. | |||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
*Pigmented basal cells. | *Pigmented basal cells. | ||
*Pigment incontinence - (dermal) macrophages with pigment (melanin). | |||
Image: | Image: | ||
*[http://ocw.tufts.edu/Content/51/lecturenotes/551831/552086 Melanotic | *[http://ocw.tufts.edu/Content/51/lecturenotes/551831/552086 Melanotic macule - labia (tufts.edu)]. | ||
==Smoker's melanosis== | ==Smoker's melanosis== | ||