Symptoms Of A Nevus Sebaceous

Locations Of Lesions

One of the ways a nevus sebaceous is identified is based on the location. Since it is a type of tumor of the hair follicle, it can only grow in places where someone has hair follicles and sebaceous glands. This means the nevus sebaceous can develop on almost any type of skin. The majority of nevus sebaceous patients have it somewhere on their head. The scalp, face, ears, and neck are all very common locations for nevus sebaceous lesions. However, individuals should keep in mind a lesion is not automatically ruled out as a nevus sebaceous just because it appears somewhere besides the head. In rare cases, nevi sebaceous can develop on the chest, shoulders, back, or limbs. It is also possible though extremely unusual for the locations of lesions to be on mucosae.