Medical terminology · Oncology
Mongolian Spot
MeSH — National Library of Medicine · Retrieved 2026-10-13
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.
Reference details
- MeSH descriptor
- D049328
- Vocabulary edition
- 2026
- Tree positions
- C04.557.665.560.615.530
Scope and definition
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.
Entry terms and synonyms
Mongolian Spot
Spot, Mongolian
Mongolian Blue Spot
Blue Spot, Mongolian
Classification tree positions
C04.557.665.560.615.530
Sources and reuse
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