title: Giant bilateral xanthogranulomas in a child: case report.
abstract: Symptomatic xanthogranulomas are rare lesions that most commonly occur in adults. A case of giant bilateral xanthogranulomas in a 6-year-old boy, who remains without tumor recurrence 9 years after resection, is presented. The operative management of these unusually large lesions is discussed. The pathogenesis of xanthogranulomas is reviewed as it relates to the presentation of these lesions in the pediatric population.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Gaskill
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Saldivar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rutman
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Marlin
mesh_terms: D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002648:Child; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014972:Xanthogranuloma, Juvenile / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*