Large Nevus Lipomatosus Cutaneous Superficialis in the Skin of Color

Skinmed. 2024 Dec 31;22(6):469-470. eCollection 2024.

Abstract

A 15-year-old African-American man (Fitzpatrick skin type V) presented to the outpatient dermatology clinic with a large, verrucous, exophytic mass measuring 3.5 × 2.3 cm on the right lateral side of the posterior flank (Figure 1). The lesion had been increasing in size for several years. His mother had refused a shave excision when he was 9 years old. He also had atopic dermatitis, acanthosis nigricans, and benign melanocytic nevi. He was obese with borderline hypercholesterolemia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Black or African American
  • Humans
  • Lipomatosis* / diagnosis
  • Lipomatosis* / pathology
  • Male
  • Nevus / diagnosis
  • Nevus / pathology
  • Nevus, Pigmented / diagnosis
  • Nevus, Pigmented / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Skin Neoplasms* / pathology