An extremely unusual presentation of isolated extrathoracic sarcoidosis of submandibular lymph node in a child.
A 12-year-old male child presented with left submandibular lymphadenopathy; excision biopsy revealed noncaseating granuloma with numerous Schaumann bodies in histopathology, suggestive of isolated extrathoracic sarcoidosis, which is an extremely rare entity in the pediatric age group.
Department of Respiratory Medicine, BPSGMCW, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana, India.
Anand
A
Agrawal
Department of Pathology, BPSGMCW, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana, India.
Kulwant
K
Singh
Department of Surgery, BPSGMCW, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana, India.
Dheeraj
D
Parihar
Department of Respiratory Medicine, BPSGMCW, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana, India.
Chandermani
Extrathoracic; granuloma; lymphadenitis; sarcoidosis