Neurovascular hamartoma.
A 29-year-old man presented with a large, asymptomatic, brown, hyperpigmented, depressed plaque over his left upper back, which included the scapular area, since childhood. Histopathological analyses of the biopsy specimens was consistent with a rare entity known as neurovascular hamartoma. This uncommon lesion has been reported in two publications, either as a possible marker of the malignant rhabdoid tumor or as a hamartomatous tongue lesion in children. Due to its possible association with the aggressive and often fatal rhabdoid tumor, periodic examination of this lesion may be warranted.
Lee
Arnold
A
Department of Dermatology, New York University, USA.
Heidary
Noushin
N
Altiner
Ahmet
A
Votava
Henry
H
Kamino
Hideko
H
Sanchez
Miguel
M
D000328:Adult; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology*