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Case Reports
. 2011 Aug;23(3):389-91.
doi: 10.5021/ad.2011.23.3.389. Epub 2011 Aug 6.

Multiple nevus sebaceous occurring on the scalp and on the contralateral side of the face

Seong Geun Chi  1 , Jun Young Kim, Ho Youn Kim, Seok-Jong Lee, Do Won Kim, Weon Ju Lee
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Multiple nevus sebaceous occurring on the scalp and on the contralateral side of the face

Seong Geun Chi et al. Ann Dermatol. 2011 Aug.

Abstract

Nevus sebaceous (NS) is a benign neoplasm occurring mainly on the face and scalp. It commonly occurs as a solitary, well-demarcated lesion. This paper presents a case of multiple nevus sebaceous, which presented as multiple lesions occurring on the temporal scalp and on the contralateral side of the chin. Multiple NS have only rarely been reported.

Keywords: Multiple; Nevus sebaceus.

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Nevus sebaceous on the scalp (A) and chin (B).
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Hyperplastic and hypertrophic sebaceous glands and papillomatous epidermal hyperplasia in the scalp (A: H&E, ×12.5, B: H&E, ×40) and in the left chin (C: H&E, ×12.5, D: H&E, ×40). Several apocrine glands are seen in the mid dermis of the chin (C, D).
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