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Nevus Lipomatosus Cutaneus SuperficialisA Light and Electron Microscopic Study
Warren Dotz, MD;
Philip G. Prioleau, MD
Arch Dermatol. 1984;120(3):376-379.
Abstract
• Nevus lipomatosus cutaneus superficialis is a rare idiopathic abnormality characterized by isolated dermal collections of adipose tissue. The lesions usually are either congenital or present by the third decade of life and occur predominantly in the pelvic-girdle area. We saw a case that was unusual because the nodules present arose in the patient's fifth decade of life and were confined to the abdominal wall. Histopathologic examination of the nodules showed mature adipose tissue, perivascular mononuclear cell infiltrates, and numerous mast cells. By electron microscopy, we observed small mature lipocytes within the perivascular mononuclear infiltrates. However, neither lipoblasts nor the transition of mesenchymal cells to lipocytes could be demonstrated.
(Arch Dermatol 1984;120:376-379)
Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Dermatology (Drs Dotz and Prioleau) and Pathology (Dr Prioleau), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York. Dr Dotz is now with the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Martinez, Calif, and the University of California at Davis. Dr Prioleau is now with the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication Dec 26, 1982.
Reprints not available.
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