title: Nevi, lentigines, and melanomas in blacks.
abstract: Two hundred fifty-one black patients were examined for the presence of melanocytic nevi. The average number detected was 8.3 per patient. Light-skinned blacks had a greater number of total body nevi, while dark-skinned blacks had more lesions on the palms and soles. The usual histologic pattern seen in plantar-palmar lesions was that of lentigo simplex. The differentiation of lentigines of the palms and soles from early expression of acral lentiginous melanomas may be difficult; however, most acral pigmented lesions do not require excision.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007911:Lentigo / Q000453:epidemiology; D008145:Louisiana; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008545:Melanoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009506:Nevus / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000453:epidemiology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology