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| Year : 2012 | Volume
: 7
| Issue : 3 | Page : 181-184 |
Neurocristic cutaneous hamartoma of the scalp
Mazda K Turel1, Geeta Chacko2, A Raja3, Bernd W Scheithauer4
1 Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
2 Section of Neuropathology, Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
3 Department of Neurological Sciences, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
4 Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Correspondence Address:
Geeta Chacko
Department of Neurological Sciences and Pathology, Christian Medical College, Vellore - 632 004
India
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DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.106473
Neurocristic cutaneous hamartoma of the scalp, a rare entity, may be either congenital or acquired. The former must be distinguished from other forms of congenital nodular and plaque-like lesions such as giant congenital nevi, common and cellular blue nevi, and melanoma. We describe the clinicopathologic features of an example occurring in a 2-month-old girl presenting with a large parietooccipital swelling. The literature is reviewed.
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