title: Nevus of hoffmann-zurhelle: a case around the right parotid duct.
abstract: Nevus lipomatosus cutaneous superficialis (NLCS) is an extremely rare hamartomatous disorder comprising of ectopic mature adipose tissue. The lesions take the form of large, slow-growing, sessile or pedunculated tumors. We report the case of an 11-year-old boy with NLCS, dating back many months, that was growing as a cuff around the parotid duct. The lesion was successfully removed by diode laser excision (980 nm) and a diagnosis of NLCS was rendered. At one-year follow-up the tumor has not recurred. To our knowledge this is the first report of NLCS in the oral cavity; the characteristic clinical and morphological features aided in the diagnosis of this hamartoma. The peculiarity of this case is its location; the extreme rarity of NLCS, in general, probably makes this case unique.
authors.affiliation: Ospedale San Martino-Padiglione 4, Largo Rosanna Benzi, 10 (16132) Genoa, Italy. F.Angiero@teos.it
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Angiero
authors.forename: Rolando
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Crippa
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009506:Nevus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018987:Salivary Ducts / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Nevus superficialis; fibrolipoma; nevus cutaneous