Clinical and Histopathological analysis of Nevus lipomatosus cutaneous superficialis 9 cases

Abstract

Background: A hamartoma is mostly a benign mass of disorganized tissue native to a particular anatomical location. Most hamartomas are usually benign. Nevus lipomatosus cutaneous supercialis (NLCS) is a rare hamartoma of mature adipose tissue. To study the clinical and histopathologi Aim and Objective: cal features of 9 patients with NLCS. A retrospective analysis of clinical data and histopathological ndi Method: ngs in 9 cases of NLCS in our Hospital between 2017 to 2021. Demographic and clinical data were obtained from the clinical case les. Slides and tissue blocks were retrieved. H&E and Masson's trichrome and reticulin stained slides were studied in all cases. We identied Results: 9 patients with NLCS (solitary 7 and classical 2) in this series, of whom 5 were males and 4 females. The average age at diagnosis was 53.4 years. The most common location was the lower part of the body. Most of the cases were diagnosed as skin papilloma before skin biopsy. Surgical excision was effective in all patients and on follow up no recurrence was observed. Conclusion: Awareness of NLCS among Clinicians is important .Histopathology is conrmatory for diagnosis