NEVUS SEBACEUS: CLINICAL OUTCOME AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR PROPHYLACTIC EXCISION

Background and Objective. Nevus sebaceus is a hamartoma of the skin with the potential to develop benign and malignant neoplasms. Prophylactic surgical excision has been advocated, usually before puberty, to prevent their occurrence; however, it is the clinical impression of the authors that the development of cutaneous neoplasms is infrequent and, if they develop, they are usually benign and nonaggressive. Our objective was to investigate the clinical outcome and histopathologic findings of every single nevus sebaceus that had been excised in our institution in a five‐year period.