The case of a middle aged man who developed a meningioma directly underneath the site of a naevus treated with radiotherapy as a child, is presented. Epidemiological evidence and reports of similar cases suggesting meningiomas may be a sequel to irradiation, are reviewed.

AIMS To assess the incidence of foreign body giant cell reactions and ossification in benign/melanocytic naevi; and to examine their pathological features to gain an insight into their pathogenesis. METHODS Intradermal (n = 185) and compound naevi (n = 110) from a routine histology service, together with 60 naevi submitted to an ophthalmic pathologist, were examined for foreign body reactions...

Blue rubber bleb naevus syndrome (BRBNS) is a rare clinical entity characterised by multiple haemangiomas commonly occurring in the skin and the gastrointestinal (Gl) tract. The association between these cutaneous cavernous haemangiomas and similar lesions in the U l tract was first described in 1860 and the acronym B R B N S was given by Bean in 1958 [ l J, Patients may present with massive GI...

Two cases of naevus lipomatosus superficialis (Hoffmann and Zurhelle) are described by the authors. The main clinical characteristics and histological peculiarities are reviewed. Both cases were disseminated and had typical localisation (pelvic area). The histological examination showed ectopic adipocytes in the dermis. The authors mare a reference to the different hypotheses on the pathogenesi...

This case report describes the ophthalmic findings in a child with the linear naevus syndrome. The patient was referred by the Department of Paediatric Neurology with 'unilateral papilloedema'. This was thought to be a form of pseudopapilloedema, a finding that has not been previously described in this syndrome.

Le naevus d'Ota ou naevus fusco-caeruleus ophtalmo-maxillaris est une hyperpigmentation gris bleutée, voire brunâtre ou ardoisée unilatérale du visage dans le territoire cutané des 1ère et 2ème branches du nerf trijumeau. Il est plus fréquemment retrouvé chez les Asiatiques et les Noirs, rare chez les Européens. Les femmes sont près de cinq fois plus susceptibles d'être touchées que les hommes....