Medical Definition of Nevus sebaceus

1. Congenital papillary acanthosis of the epidermis, with hyperplasia of sebaceous glands developing at puberty and presence of apocrine glands in non-apocrine areas of the skin (commonly the scalp). A variety of epithelial tumours may arise from a nevus sebaceus in adult life, most commonly basal cell carcinoma. Synonym: Jadassohn's nevus, organoid nevus. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nevus Sebaceus

nevus araneus
nevus cavernosus
nevus cell
nevus comedonicus
nevus elasticus of Lewandowski
nevus flammeus
nevus flammeus
nevus follicularis keratosis
nevus lipomatodes
nevus lymphaticus
nevus of ota
nevus papillomatosus
nevus pigmentosus
nevus pilosus
nevus sanguineus
nevus sebaceus (current term)
nevus spilus
nevus unius lateris
nevus vascularis
nevus venosus
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