ICD-11 code : 2E63.00;
Preferred Label : Lentigo maligna;
ICD-11 definition : An atypical proliferation of atypical melanocytes in the dermal-epidermal junction,
without infiltration of the papillary or reticular dermis. The melanocytic proliferation
is associated with actinic damage and epidermal atrophy. It usually occurs in the
sun-exposed skin of elderly people. It is a form of melanoma in situ and in approximately
5% of cases it progresses to lentigo maligna melanoma.;
ICD-11 synonym : Hutchinson melanotic freckle;
Origin ID : 843888877;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
ICD-10 Mapping
An atypical proliferation of atypical melanocytes in the dermal-epidermal junction,
without infiltration of the papillary or reticular dermis. The melanocytic proliferation
is associated with actinic damage and epidermal atrophy. It usually occurs in the
sun-exposed skin of elderly people. It is a form of melanoma in situ and in approximately
5% of cases it progresses to lentigo maligna melanoma.