Cutaneous Xanthogranuloma of the Face – An Uncommon Clinical Diagnosis and Challenging Reconstruction

Cutaneous xanthogranuloma is a rare benign tumor and both adults and children could be affected. Head and neck area of the human body is the most commonly affected one which often poses a serious reconstructive challenge for the plastic surgeon who is in charge of removing the lesion. We report on a...

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Autores principales:	Yordanov Y., Shef A., Bogdanova O., Hristov I.
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Publicado:	Sciendo 2020
Materias:	cutaneous xanthogranuloma upper lip repair dufourmentel flap Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:88838e9e93bb4aa8840e11bc0380d6252021-12-02T17:31:32ZCutaneous Xanthogranuloma of the Face – An Uncommon Clinical Diagnosis and Challenging Reconstruction0324-175010.2478/amb-2020-0011https://doaj.org/article/88838e9e93bb4aa8840e11bc0380d6252020-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2020-0011https://doaj.org/toc/0324-1750Cutaneous xanthogranuloma is a rare benign tumor and both adults and children could be affected. Head and neck area of the human body is the most commonly affected one which often poses a serious reconstructive challenge for the plastic surgeon who is in charge of removing the lesion. We report on a clinical case of an adult female patient who presented with cutaneous xanthogranuloma of the upper lip, involving the subnasal area. Both diagnosis and surgical treatment were difficult, considering the clinical behavior and location of the tumor. An innovative surgical approach going out of the dogmas of plastic surgery was applied and an excellent result was achieved.Yordanov Y.Shef A.Bogdanova O.Hristov I.Sciendoarticlecutaneous xanthogranulomaupper lip repairdufourmentel flapMedicineRENActa Medica Bulgarica, Vol 47, Iss 1, Pp 64-66 (2020)
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spellingShingle	cutaneous xanthogranuloma upper lip repair dufourmentel flap Medicine R Yordanov Y. Shef A. Bogdanova O. Hristov I. Cutaneous Xanthogranuloma of the Face – An Uncommon Clinical Diagnosis and Challenging Reconstruction
description	Cutaneous xanthogranuloma is a rare benign tumor and both adults and children could be affected. Head and neck area of the human body is the most commonly affected one which often poses a serious reconstructive challenge for the plastic surgeon who is in charge of removing the lesion. We report on a clinical case of an adult female patient who presented with cutaneous xanthogranuloma of the upper lip, involving the subnasal area. Both diagnosis and surgical treatment were difficult, considering the clinical behavior and location of the tumor. An innovative surgical approach going out of the dogmas of plastic surgery was applied and an excellent result was achieved.
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title	Cutaneous Xanthogranuloma of the Face – An Uncommon Clinical Diagnosis and Challenging Reconstruction
title_short	Cutaneous Xanthogranuloma of the Face – An Uncommon Clinical Diagnosis and Challenging Reconstruction
title_full	Cutaneous Xanthogranuloma of the Face – An Uncommon Clinical Diagnosis and Challenging Reconstruction
title_fullStr	Cutaneous Xanthogranuloma of the Face – An Uncommon Clinical Diagnosis and Challenging Reconstruction
title_full_unstemmed	Cutaneous Xanthogranuloma of the Face – An Uncommon Clinical Diagnosis and Challenging Reconstruction
title_sort	cutaneous xanthogranuloma of the face – an uncommon clinical diagnosis and challenging reconstruction
publisher	Sciendo
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/88838e9e93bb4aa8840e11bc0380d625
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Cutaneous Xanthogranuloma of the Face – An Uncommon Clinical Diagnosis and Challenging Reconstruction

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