title: Juvenile xanthogranuloma of the cauda equina.
abstract: Juvenile xanthogranuloma is a form of histiocytic proliferative disorder that usually affects the skin and tends to occur during infancy. On rare occasions, it has been reported at extracutaneous sites and in other age groups. Isolated juvenile xanthogranuloma of the nervous system is extremely rare, especially in the cauda equina. A case of juvenile xanthogranuloma of the cauda equina in a 14-year-old boy is reported, and the literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. manuel.castro.gago@usc.es <manuel.castro.gago@usc.es>
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castro-Gago
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gómez-Lado
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alvez
authors.forename: Adela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.forename: Begoña
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vieites
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002420:Cauda Equina; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D014972:Xanthogranuloma, Juvenile / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery