title: Neurovascular hamartoma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, New York University, USA.
authors.forename: Arnold
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Noushin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Heidary
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Altiner
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Votava
authors.forename: Hideko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kamino
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanchez
mesh_terms: 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*