Epidermal nevus is hamartomatous lesions derived from the epidermis and/or adnexal structures of the skin. It is often present at birth or within the first few years of life.
Category
Congenital malformation
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
20 Developmental anomalies
Structural developmental anomalies primarily affecting one body system
Structural developmental anomalies of the skin
Developmental hamartomata of the epidermis and epidermal appendages
LC00 Keratinocytic epidermal hamartoma
H02627 Epidermal nevus
Pathway-based classification of diseases [BR:br08402]
Signal transduction
nt06530 PI3K signaling
H02627 Epidermal nevus
Hafner C, Toll A, Gantner S, Mauerer A, Lurkin I, Acquadro F, Fernandez-Casado A, Zwarthoff EC, Dietmaier W, Baselga E, Parera E, Vicente A, Casanova A, Cigudosa J, Mentzel T, Pujol RM, Landthaler M, Real FX
Title
Keratinocytic epidermal nevi are associated with mosaic RAS mutations.
Hafner C, Lopez-Knowles E, Luis NM, Toll A, Baselga E, Fernandez-Casado A, Hernandez S, Ribe A, Mentzel T, Stoehr R, Hofstaedter F, Landthaler M, Vogt T, Pujol RM, Hartmann A, Real FX
Title
Oncogenic PIK3CA mutations occur in epidermal nevi and seborrheic keratoses with a characteristic mutation pattern.