I-Lentigo melanoma ivamise ukubangelwa umonakalo welanga wesikhathi eside esikhumbeni, ikakhulukazi ebusweni, okuholela ekuguqukeni okubi kumaseli ombala ngaphakathi kwepheshana elikhona elibizwa ngokuthi i-lentigo maligna. Ukuzalwa, isikhumba esikhanyayo, kanye nokuncipha kokuvikela komzimba kumdlavuza nakho kudlala indima ekutheni ubani othuthukisa lolu hlobo lwe-melanoma.
I-Lentigo melanoma inobungozi obukhulu bokuphindaphinda endaweni kanye nokusabalala kumaseli omzimba angaphakathi uma ihlasela izingqimba zesikhumba ezijulile. Ingozi iphakeme kubantu abadala, abanesikhumba esikhanyayo abavezwe ilanga isikhathi eside, umlando wokushiswa yilanga, noma i-melanoma yangaphambilini.
Ukwelashwa okuyinhloko kwe-lentigo melanoma ukusikwa okubanzi kokuhlinzwa ngamagumbi okuphepha, kwesinye isikhathi kuhlanganiswe nokuhlinzwa kwamagciwane uma ukusabalala kusolakala. Ezimweni ezithuthukile, ukwelashwa okwengeziwe okufana nokwelashwa komzimba, ukwelashwa okuqondisiwe, ukwelashwa ngomuthi, noma ukwelashwa ngamagciwane kungasetshenziswa, kuyilapho izindlela zokubhujiswa kwendawo ezifana ne-laser noma ukubanda azifanele leli dlavuza.