title: Intracranial solitary juvenile xanthogranuloma in an infant.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a disorder of histiocyte proliferation. Most cases present with a solitary cutaneous lesion. JXG with systemic involvement is rare with significant morbidity. Intracranial solitary JXG may be misdiagnosed before operation.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 5-month-old boy showed an elevated anterior fontanel but no other abnormalities on admission. Brain MRI showed a large mass in the right parietal region.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The tumor was removed with the encroached meninges. A JXG in the right parietal region was diagnosed pathologically.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Total excision of the tumor may be curative with a prerequisite of ensuring normal vital signs and nervous function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200092, China. slp1128@126.com
authors.forename: Lian-Ping
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Hui-Ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xiang-Ru
authors.initials: XR
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014972:Xanthogranuloma, Juvenile / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media