Hamartome lipomateux superficiel de Hoffmann-Zurhelle

Hamartome lipomateux superficiel de Hoffmann-Zurhelle

L'hamartome lipomateux superficiel de Hoffmann-Zurhelle est une tumeur bénigne souvent congénitale. Histologiquement, il est caractérisé par la présence hétérotopique de cellules adipeuses quelquefois lipoblastiques autour des trajets vasculaires dermiques. Nous rapportons une nouvelle observation de forme multiple à révélation tardive chez une femme âgée de 31 ans sans antécédents pathologique...

Pedunculated lipofibroma (Hoffmann-Zurhelle) on the palm.

A 47-year-old woman presented with a 1-year history of a nodule on her right palm. She stated that the lesion had originally appeared without any trigger one year previously and that it had gradually increased in size. Physical examination revealed a pedunculated, solitary, asymptomatic nodule, 30 × 30 mm (Fig. 1). The prominent stalk was 8 mm long. The nodule was smooth, skin-coloured and soft...

Nevus lipomatosus cutaneus superficialis (Hoffmann-Zurhelle) in a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes).

BACKGROUND A 32-year-old, male chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) kept in a zoo developed a focally extensive, proliferative, cerebriform, dermal mass at the left inner thigh extending to the inguinal region. After surgical removal, the mass recurred and extended progressively over a period of 5 years. METHODS AND RESULTS At necropsy, a 20 x 20 cm large, well defined, papular and partly verrucous, ...

Nevus of hoffmann-zurhelle: a case around the right parotid duct.

Nevus lipomatosus cutaneous superficialis (NLCS) is an extremely rare hamartomatous disorder comprising of ectopic mature adipose tissue. The lesions take the form of large, slow-growing, sessile or pedunculated tumors. We report the case of an 11-year-old boy with NLCS, dating back many months, that was growing as a cuff around the parotid duct. The lesion was successfully removed by diode las...

Gernot Hoffmann