Juvenile xanthogranuloma of the nose.

 

Siti Zulaili ZULKEPLI and Bee See GOH

Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

 

ABSTRACT

Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a relatively uncommon, benign histiocytic proliferative disorder. One should be aware of this entity in order to make a diagnosis with the possibility of visceral involvement as well as associated medical conditions related to it. The present case report describes a case of JXG in a two-year old boy who presented with a circumscribed papule located over the vestibule of the right nostril. The lesion was histologically diagnosed as a JXG after surgical excision of the mass.

Keywords: Benign neoplasm, excision, juvenile xanthogranuloma, vestibule

 

Correspondence author SZ ZULKEPLI, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center, Jalan Yaacob Latif, 56000, KL, Malaysia.

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Brunei Int Med J. 2011; 7 (6): 336-339

 

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