An adult juvenile xanthogranuloma in the buccal mucosa

• Main Authors: Ching-Yi Chen (Author), Cheong-Lin Sung (Author), Mu-Yen Hsieh (Author), Wen-Chen Wang (Author), Li-Min Lin (Author), Yuk-Kwan Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Juvenile xanthogranulomas (JXGs) are a type of non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis that commonly affects infants and children. Adult oral JXGs are very rare. A 32-year-old Taiwanese male presented with the chief complaint of a solitary, firm, painless, non-tender swelling over the right buccal mucosa...