<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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.</p></abstract>

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.

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

Acta Medica Bulgarica

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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...

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

Published Online: May 21, 2020

Page range: 64 - 66

Received: Oct 01, 2019

Accepted: Oct 01, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2020-0011

Keywords
cutaneous xanthogranuloma, upper lip repair, Dufourmentel flap

© 2018 Y. Yordanov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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

Published Online: May 21, 2020

Page range: 64 - 66

Received: Oct 01, 2019

Accepted: Oct 01, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2020-0011

Keywordscutaneous xanthogranuloma, upper lip repair, Dufourmentel flap

© 2018 Y. Yordanov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
cutaneous xanthogranuloma, upper lip repair, Dufourmentel flap