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	'''Lipofuscin''' is benign pigment that can be confused for melanin. It is also known as ''age pigment'', as it as associated strongly with aging.<ref name=pmid11976186>{{cite journal \|vauthors=Porta EA \|title=Pigments in aging: an overview \|journal=Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. \|volume=959 \|issue= \|pages=57–65 \|date=April 2002 \|pmid=11976186 \|doi=10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb02083.x \|url=}}</ref>		[[Image:Stromal lipofuscinosis of the seminal vesicle - alt -- high mag.jpg\|right\|thumb\|[[Micrograph]] showing stromal lipofuscinosis. [[H&E stain]].'''Lipofuscin''' is benign pigment that can be confused for melanin. It is also known as ''age pigment'', as it as associated strongly with aging.<ref name=pmid11976186>{{cite journal \|vauthors=Porta EA \|title=Pigments in aging: an overview \|journal=Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. \|volume=959 \|issue= \|pages=57–65 \|date=April 2002 \|pmid=11976186 \|doi=10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb02083.x \|url=}}</ref>

	==Called "melanosis" when it is really lipofuscin==		==Called "melanosis" when it is really lipofuscin==