Nevus sebaceous (also known as nevus sebaceous of Jadassohn) is a benign hamartoma that most commonly presents as a waxy yellow- to orange-colored patch or plaque on the scalp or face. Lesions are ...

Her brave boy. Jana Kramer’s 4-year-old son Jace is recovering after undergoing surgery to have a nevus sebaceous birthmark removed. The One Tree Hill alum, 39, shared a photo of her son’s head before ...

The term "epidermal nevus syndrome" (ENS) is used for any of the various clinical entities which are distinctive in terms of their signs and symptoms, histopathology, and genetic composition. In most ...

Nevus sebaceus of Jadassohn (NSJ) is a benign, congenital hamartoma that often presents at birth, appears to regress in childhood, and grows during puberty, suggesting possible hormonal control. We ...

Epidermal nevi are grouped by their clinical features, by the site of occurrence, and their extent of spread, but mostly by which epidermal cell predominates in the lesion. In some patients, multiple ...

Question: My son, who is 5 years old, has a mole on his scalp that he has had since birth. I recently pointed it out to his pediatrician, who called it a nevus sebaceous and said it needs to be ...