Cerebriform nevus sebaceous: A rare clinical variant of nevus sebaceous

A 30-year-old Caucasian female presented with a hairless plaque on her head. The patient admitted that she had this asymptomatic lesion since birth. However, the patient complained that the size of the lesion had gradually increased in the last ten years. The physical examination of the patient revealed a firm, well defined, pink-orange coloured, oval, alopecic plaque with cerebriform surface measuring 3x2 cm on the vertex (Fig. 1). The past medical history was unremarkable. Moreover, there was no history of trauma, skeletal, neurological or ocular abnormalities. In the light of clinical findings and the history of the patient, the lesion was diagnosed as cerebriform nevus sebaceous. Because of the risk of malignant transformation, surgical excision of the lesion was advised. However, the patient refused surgical intervention. Therefore, regular follow up was recommended.