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Journal of Case Reports
Extracutaneous Juvenile Xanthogranuloma in an Infant Presenting as a Renal Mass
Payam Ahmedmaulid1, Fatma Betul Cakir2, Feryal Gun3, Eyup Kaya4, Yasemin Ozluk1, Nesimi Buyukbabani1, Isin Kilicaslan1
Department of 1Pathology and 3Pediatric Surgery, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Turkey. 2Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Bezm-i Alem Vakif University, Turkey. 4Department of Radiology, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Turkey.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. Payam Ahmedmaulid
Email: upmaulid@gmail.com
Received: 19-NOV-2014 Accepted: 26-FEB-2015 Published Online: 20-MAR-2015
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2015.0031
Abstract
Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a benign proliferative disorder of dermal dendrocytes which usually presents with skin lesions. Renal involvement is extremely rare. We present a 40 day old female infant. Radiologic imaging techniques revealed a renal mass, prompting a preliminary diagnosis of a renal tumor. Consequently, nephrectomy and histopathological examinations were performed yielding a diagnosis of “JXG”. The patient did not exhibit any pathognomonic skin lesions. This case is unique with its unusual clinical presentation. Although renal involvement of JXG is very rare, it should be kept in mind in clinical differential diagnosis in infants and children presenting with renal mass. 
Keywords : Juvenile Xanthogranuloma, Kidney Neoplasms, Histiocytosis, Nephrectomy, Kidney, Humans.
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