Juvenile xanthogranuloma of the ear: A case report |
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Authors: | M Amir Mrad Kevin Chan Tatiana KS Cypel Ronald M Zuker |
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Affiliation: | Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario |
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Abstract: | Juvenile xanthogranuloma is a relatively uncommon, benign histiocytic proliferative disorder. A case of juvenile xanthogranuloma in a 13-month-old girl with an unusual clinical form is described. She presented with a yellow-red projecting nodule over the helical rim of her right ear. The lesion was histologically diagnosed as juvenile xanthogranuloma after excisional biopsy. Although primarily a dermatological curiosity, plastic surgeons should be familiar with this entity, and should consider it in the differential diagnosis of benign soft tissue tumours of the ear. |
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Keywords: | Ear Ear tumours Juvenile xanthogranuloma Skin lesions |
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