title: Solitary intramuscular nasal Juvenile Xanthogranuloma: a case report with review of literature.
abstract: Juvenile Xanthogranuloma is a non-langerhans cell histiocytosis characterized by yellowish cutaneous nodules that usually appear in early infancy and childhood. Intramuscular variant is a rare form, with only eight reported cases, and none reported in ala of nose. Sheets of histiocytes, few touton giant cells and infiltrative borders makes it susceptible to misdiagnosis as childhood sarcomas or lymphoproliferative disorders. Awareness of the lesion aided by immunohistochemistry helps in reaching the proper diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.
authors.forename: Kiran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: Sangeeta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pahuja
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007223:Infant; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014972:Xanthogranuloma, Juvenile / Q000473:pathology*