I-Lentigo melanoma ibangelwa ikakhulu ngumonakalo welanga wesikhathi eside esikhumbeni, ngakumbi ebusweni, okuholela kutshintsho olubi kumaseli ombala ngaphakathi kwephatshi elikhoyo elibizwa ngokuba yi-lentigo maligna. Ukuzalwa, isikhumba esikhanyayo, kunye nokuncipha kokukhuselwa komzimba kumhlaza nakho kudlala indima ekubeni ngubani ophuhlisa olu hlobo lwe-melanoma.
I-Lentigo melanoma inobungozi obukhulu bokuphindaphinda kwindawo kunye nokusasazeka kumaseli omzimba angaphakathi xa ihlasela iindawo zesikhumba ezinzulu. Ingozi iphakeme kubantu abadala, abanesikhumba esikhanyayo abavezwe lilanga ixesha elide, imbali yokutshiswa lilanga, okanye i-melanoma yangaphambili.
Unyango oluphambili lwe-lentigo melanoma lusikwe ngokubanzi ngotyando ngamagumbi okhuseleko, ngamanye amaxesha kudityaniswa nokuhlinzwa kwamagciwane xa ukusasazeka kusolakala. Kwiimeko eziphucukileyo, unyango olongezelelweyo olufana nonyango lomzimba, unyango olujoliswe, unyango ngonyango, okanye unyango ngamagciwane lunokusetyenziswa, ngelixa iindlela zokutshabalalisa indawo ezifana ne-laser okanye ukubanda azifanelekanga kulo mdlavuza.