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Contemporary Oncology/Współczesna Onkologia
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3/2020
vol. 24
 
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Case report

Isolated endobronchial juvenile xanthogranuloma: a case report

Patrycja Sosnowska
1
,
Patrycja Antosik
2
,
Anna Ostałowska
2
,
Piotr Nogal
3
,
Przemysław Mańkowski
1

1.
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Traumatology and Urology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
2.
Student Scientific Group of Paediatric Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
3.
Departament of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
Contemp Oncol (Pozn) 2020; 24 (3): 200–202
Online publish date: 2020/07/26
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Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a rare non-Langerhans cell tumour usually diagnosed during infancy. The lesion is typically located in the skin; however, extracutaneous lesions have been described. The symptoms vary depending on the location and size of the lesion.

Presented here is a case of 13-year-old girl with this type of tumour located within the bronchus. She reported chest discomfort, difficulty breathing, and cough. A month prior to admission she had suffered from a respiratory tract infection. Prolonged surgical treatment was required due to the tumour’s atypical location and recurrence of the tumour following initial resection.

Isolated pulmonary JXG is an extremely rare finding, which requires accurate diagnosis and careful planning of therapeutic treatment. Severe pulmonary symptoms, inconclusive histopathological examination, malignancy risk, and large tumour size are indications for radical surgical resection of the tumour. Non-surgical treatment with chemotherapy is useful in cases of inoperable tumours.
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chemotherapy, children, juvenile xanthogranuloma, non-Langerhans cell tumour, surgery

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