Mongolian Spot

A bluish-gray to gray-brown benign, melanocytic nevus found usually in the LUMBOSACRAL REGION of dark-skinned people, especially those of East Asian ancestry. It is usually congenital or appears shortly after birth, and disappears in childhood.

Year introduced: 2005

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Tree Number(s): C04.557.665.560.615.530

MeSH Unique ID: D049328

Entry Terms:

• Spot, Mongolian
• Mongolian Blue Spot
• Blue Spot, Mongolian

Previous Indexing:

• Nevus, Pigmented (1969-2004)

See Also:

• Nevus, Blue

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Diseases Category
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Nevi and Melanomas
Nevus
Nevus, Pigmented
Mongolian Spot