An adult juvenile xanthogranuloma in the buccal mucosa

Juvenile xanthogranulomas (JXGs) are a type of non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis that commonly affects infants and children. Adult oral JXGs are very rare. A 32-year-old Taiwanese male presented with the chief complaint of a solitary, firm, painless, non-tender swelling over the right buccal mucosa...

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Main Authors: Ching-Yi Chen, Cheong-Lin Sung, Mu-Yen Hsieh, Wen-Chen Wang, Li-Min Lin, Yuk-Kwan Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Journal of Dental Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1991790213000500