Nevus sebaceus of Jadassohn. 2006

Valentina Terenzi, and Elena Indrizzi, and Sara Buonaccorsi, and Alessandra Leonardi, and Valentina Pellacchia, and Giuseppina Fini
Department of Maxillo-Facial volume, S. Andrea Hospital, II Faculty of Medicine, University of Rome "La Sapienza," Rome, Italy. v.terenzi@libero.it

The nevus sebaceus of Jadassohn (SNJ) is a hamartomatous disorder of the skin and its adnexa pertaining to the group of "organoid nevi,'' most frequently involving the face and scalp. During adulthood, patients with SNJ have a 10% to 20% risk of the development of cutaneous or adnexal neoplasia, so that prophylactic excision before puberty is recommended by most authors, and tissue expansion is considered to be the best method of reconstruction. It has been largely demonstrated in literature that most of the lesions that have been interpreted as basal cell carcinoma (BCC) are actually examples of primitive follicular induction or trichoblastomas, not authentic BCCs. A literature review on histopathologic findings associated with SNJ and a retrospective chart review of two cases occurring in young females are presented. In one case, the lesion was treated by intraoperative expander-assisted reduction and scalp graft (Case 1); in the other one, a primary closure with adjacent tissue was performed (Case 2). No signs of malignant degeneration or residual pathology have been found. For treatment of the biggest lesions, when preoperative tissue expansion cannot be performed, intraoperative one, transfer of a scalp graft has been shown to be a good reconstructive method. For the smallest lesions, a primary closure with adjacent tissue is sufficient.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D012535 Scalp The outer covering of the calvaria. It is composed of several layers: SKIN; subcutaneous connective tissue; the occipitofrontal muscle which includes the tendinous galea aponeurotica; loose connective tissue; and the pericranium (the PERIOSTEUM of the SKULL). Scalps
D012536 Scalp Dermatoses Skin diseases involving the SCALP. Scalp Dermatosis,Dermatoses, Scalp,Dermatosis, Scalp
D053549 Pachyonychia Congenita A group of inherited ectodermal dysplasias whose most prominent clinical feature is hypertrophic nail dystrophy resulting in PACHYONYCHIA. Several specific subtypes of pachyonychia congenita have been associated with mutations in genes that encode KERATINS. Pachyonychia Congenita Type 1,Pachyonychia Congenita, Type 1,Pachyonychia Congenita, Type 2,Congenital Pachyonychia,Jackson-Lawler Syndrome (Pc-2),Jackson-Lawler Type Pachyonychia Congenita,Jadassohn-Lewandowski Syndrome (Pc-1),Jadassohn-Lewandowsky Syndrome,Pachyonychia Congenita Jackson Lawler Type,Pachyonychia Congenita Syndrome,Pachyonychia Congenita Tarda, Type 1,Pachyonychia Congenita, Jackson-Lawler Type,Pachyonychia Congenita, Jadassohn-Lewandowsky Type,Type 1 Pachyonychia Congenita,Type 2 Pachyonychia Congenita,Jackson Lawler Syndrome (Pc 2),Jackson Lawler Type Pachyonychia Congenita,Jadassohn Lewandowski Syndrome (Pc 1),Jadassohn Lewandowsky Syndrome,Pachyonychia Congenita, Jackson Lawler Type,Pachyonychia Congenita, Jadassohn Lewandowsky Type,Pachyonychia, Congenital,Syndrome, Jackson-Lawler (Pc-2),Syndrome, Jadassohn-Lewandowski (Pc-1)

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