Lymphangioma Circumscriptum of the Scalp Resembling Nevus Sebaceus.
- Author:
Yong Hwan LEE
1
;
Soo Ho KIM
;
Moo Kyu SUH
;
Soo Keun PARK
;
Jung Ran KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea. smg@dongguk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lymphangioma circumscriptum;
Scalp
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Axilla;
Buttocks;
Child;
Dilatation;
Female;
Groin;
Humans;
Lymphangioma*;
Nevus*;
Scalp*;
Tongue
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2006;44(10):1265-1267
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Lymphangioma circumscriptum is a rare, congenital benign hamartous malformation caused by the saccular dilatation of lymph channels lined by normal, single-cell, lymphatic endothelia that present as local eruptions of persistent, grouped, translucent vesicles. The predilection sites of lymphangioma circumscriptum are the tongue, axilla, abdomen, buttocks & groin, but scalp lesions are rare. We report a case of lymphangioma circumscriptum on the scalp of a 12 year old girl, which resembled a nevus sebaceous. She had a solitary, asymptomatic, 4.5 x 4.5 cm sized, normal skin-colored to yellowish grouped vesicular plaque on the scalp.
