Eye
Eyelid
Melanocytic tumors
Nevus of Ota-eyelid
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Last author update: 1 March 2018
Last staff update: 26 May 2022
Copyright: 2004-2023, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
PubMed Search: Nevus of Ota in eyelid
Cite this page: Pernick N. Nevus of Ota-eyelid. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/eyeeyelidnevusofota.html. Accessed October 2nd, 2023.
Definition / general
- Also called congenital oculodermal melanosis
- More common in Asians and blacks
- A form of extrasacral mongolian spot involving the distribution of the first and second branches of trigeminal nerve in face
- Diffuse and deeply seated melanocytic lesion
- Slight risk of uveal melanoma if skin of eyelid or periorbital area is affected
Clinical images
AFIP images
Congenital subepithelial melanosis
