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A Rare Case of Solitary Giant Congenital Juvenile Xanthogranuloma: A Case Report.

Authors :
Vignault C
Bourgeault É
Gagné É
Bujold J
Source :
Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery [J Cutan Med Surg] 2017 May/Jun; Vol. 21 (3), pp. 267-269. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Feb 01.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is the most frequent form of non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis. We present a case of giant congenital JXG in a 7-week-old boy, who had a firm and incompressible lesion, measuring 3 × 4 cm in diameter, on his right flank. The clinical appearance of the lesion and the ultrasound results suggested a vascular tumor, such as a hemangioma. Histology confirmed a JXG, although there was an absence of Touton cells, which are usually pathognomonic of JXG. In light of these findings, it would be important to include JXG in the differential diagnosis of congenital tumours, particularly vascular lesions.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1615-7109
Volume :
21
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
28300446
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/1203475417690718