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Cerebriform Intradermal Nevus: A Case of Scalp Expansion on the Galea
Author(s) -
Hashimoto Ichiro,
Urano Yoshio,
Nakanishi Hideki,
Oura Hajimu,
Kato Shoji,
Arase Seiji
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1999.tb03468.x
Subject(s) - galea , scalp , dermatology , medicine , anatomy
We report here a 7‐year‐old Japanese girl with cerebriform intradermal nevus (CIN). By placement of expanders on the galea, her scalp was expanded more easily with less discomfort than is expected when the expanders are placed under the galea. An immunohis‐tochemical study on the expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen suggested higher proliferative activity of nevus cells from the CIN lesion than that of cells from congenital or acquired intradermal nevi. The high proliferative activity appeared to be associated with a growth spurt of the lesion.