A Case of the Juvenile Xanthogranuloma of the Nasal Cavity and Testis.
- Author:
Se Hoon SUH
1
;
Jeong Yeoup SON
;
Bu Min KIM
;
Chang Kun KIM
;
Jin Sook JE
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Pusan, Korea. sboripiri@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Juvenile xanthogranuloma;
Nasal cavity;
Testis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Child;
Histiocytes;
Histiocytosis;
Humans;
Infant;
Kidney;
Langerhans Cells;
Liver;
Lung;
Nasal Cavity*;
Pericardium;
Testis*;
Xanthogranuloma, Juvenile*
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2001;44(9):997-1000
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a benign, normolipaemic, self-healing condition and a type of histiocytosis that occurs most frequently in infants and children, although adults may also be affected. This condition usually presents with a solitary or multiple cutaneous lesions and occasionally with extracutaneous lesions, especially the eye, lung, liver, kidney and pericardium. Histologically, JXG represents an accumulation of histiocytes lacking Birbeck granules (non-Langerhans cell), which can be differentiated from the Langerhans cells by specific staining techniques. The lesions may be excised for diagnostic, cosmetic or symptomatic reasons. We report a case of juvenile xanthogranuloma that occurred in the nasal cavity and testis for the first time.
