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Atlas of dermatopathology
Josef Feit, Hana Jedličková, Günter Burg, Luděk Matyska, Spasoje Radovanovic et al.
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+ Introduction
+ Literature
+ Support
+ Skin biopsy
+ Non-tumorous skin diseases
+ Skin tumors
+ Cysts of the skin and subcutis
+ Soft tissue lesions
+ Some lesions of the oral cavity
+ Dermatovenerology
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Günter Burg
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Werner Kempf
+ Collection of histological slides of dr. Ram Chandra Adhikari
Juvenile xanthogranuloma
Clinical signs
  • single or multiple yelowish papules, nodules, rarely plaques
  • age: variable, often children (sometimes inborn); several forms exist
  • size: usually about 5 mm, but large macronodular forms exist
Histology

Tumors consist of histiocytes, with foamy or eosinophilic or vacuolated cytoplasm. Usually large, multinuclear cells (Touton cells) are present: several, circularly oriented nuclei and foamy cytoplasm. The tumor is usually separated from the epidermis by narow layer of connective tissue (grenz zone).

Juvenile xanthogranuloma (2585)