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Case Report: Meningothelial Hamartoma of the Scalp in a 9‐Year‐Old Child
Author(s) -
CurranMelendez Sheilah M.,
Dasher David A.,
Groben Pamela,
Stahr Ben,
Burkhart Craig N.,
Morrell Dean S.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01382.x
Subject(s) - scalp , medicine , hamartoma , lesion , connective tissue , pathology , girl , anatomy , biology , genetics
Meningothelial hamartomas represent a collection of meningothelial elements in an ectopic location. Lesions are histologically characterized as a proliferation of connective tissue elements and small‐ and medium‐sized vessels admixed with meningothelial elements. Lesions are most often located on the scalp, present at birth, and do not extend past the subcutis. We discuss the case of a 9‐year‐old African American girl presenting with one such lesion on the parietal aspect of the scalp.