Cutaneous Cephalic Neurocristic Hamartoma on the Head With Melanocytic, Cartilage, Blood Vessel, Neural, and Bony Tissue

Am J Dermatopathol. 2021 Apr 1;43(4):284-286. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000001826.

Abstract

We report on a congenital tumor of the face and scalp in a male newborn, histologically proven to contain melanocytes, cartilage, and bone, vascular, and neural tissue as part of a pigmented congenital tumor. Thus, this tumor was classified as a cutaneous cephalic neurocristic hamartoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Blood Vessels / pathology
  • Bone and Bones / pathology
  • Cartilage / pathology
  • Facial Neoplasms / congenital
  • Facial Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Hamartoma / congenital
  • Hamartoma / pathology*
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / congenital
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Melanocytes / pathology
  • Nerve Tissue / pathology
  • Neural Crest / pathology*
  • Scalp / pathology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / congenital
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Tumor Burden