title: Solitary nevus lipomatosus superficialis on the forehead.
abstract: Solitary nevus lipomatosus superficialis is a rare nevoid anomaly characterized by ectopic adipose tissue in the dermis without predirection. The case of a 14-year-old boy with a hemispherical solitary nevus lipomatosus superficialis on his median forehead is presented. The items that need special consideration during diagnosis and treatment of this tumor are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sawada
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005546:Forehead; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male