Melanotic macule. Benign. Dark spot on labia (or lip). Analogous to lentigo simplex. Hyperpigmented basal keratinocytes & dermal melanophages. Slight in single basal melanocytes; NO nests. More info like this in A Better Way to Distinguish Among Melanomas? Contemporary Approaches to Malignant Melanoma Clinical features of oral pigmented lesions: ( ) Nevus, ( ) melanotic Download Scientific Diagram COM Jan. 2008 Diagnosis UW School of Dentistry Pigmented (Purple or Brown) Lesions in the Mouth Pigmented (Purple or Brown) Lesions in the Mouth Kazemi Oral Surgery Facialart.com From melanocytes to melanomas Nature Reviews Cancer