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. 2011 Sep 9;1(2):25–30. doi: 10.1007/s13555-011-0006-y

Table 1.

Epidemiologic, clinical and pathological features, and management of Nevus lipomatosus cutaneous superficialis (NLCS) in all eight patients.

Patient Sex Age (years) Duration Location Clinical aspect Histopathology Treatment
1 M 38 1 year Left buttock Plaque of several soft skin-colored nodules of 1 cm to 2 cm Mature adipose tissue in reticular dermis without connection to the hypodermis Surgical resection
2 F 38 3 months Rigth thigh Multiple soft yellowish papules coalescing into plaques Ectopic mature adipocytes in reticular dermis Abstention
3 F 39 1 year Left shoulder One soft skin-colored nodule of 1 cm Lobular proliferation of fat tissue in the dermis Surgical resection
4 M 7 6 years Right shoulder Large (6 cm x 2 cm) soft skin-colored verrucous plaque composed of nodules and papules Ectopic mature adipocytes in reticular dermis Surgical resection
5 M 24 20 years Lumbar area 1 cm to 3 cm-grouped soft skin-colored papules Epidermal acanthosis, ectopic mature adipocytes in papillary dermis Surgical resection
6 F 32 10 years Thigh Multiple soft skin-colored papules coalescing into a 5 cm plaque Epidermal acanthosis; hyperkeratosis; dermal proliferation of mature adipocytes Surgical resection
7 F 14 9 years Flank Large (6 cm x 2 cm) soft skin-colored plaque composed of nodules Thinned epidermis, ectopic mature adipose tissue in reticular dermis Surgical resection
8 F 41 35 years Left buttock Soft, skin-colored voluminous tumor (10 cm x 7 cm) composed of multiple nodules with a cerebriform surface Normal epidermis, mature fat cells in reticular dermis without hypodermis connection Surgical resection

F=female; M=male.