nevoxanthoendothelioma

nevoxanthoendothelioma

 [ne″vo-zan″tho-en″do-the″le-o´mah] a condition in which groups of yellow-brown papules or nodules occur on the extensor surfaces of the extremities of infants.

ju·ve·nile xan·tho·gran·u·lo·ma

single or multiple reddish to yellow papules or nodules, usually found in young children, consisting of dermal infiltration by histiocytes and Touton giant cells, with increasing fibrosis. Synonym(s): nevoxanthoendothelioma

nevoxanthoendothelioma

(ne?vo-zan?tho-en?do-the?le-o'ma) [? + Gr. xanthos, yellow, + endon, within, + thele, nipple, + oma, tumor] Juvenile xanthogranuloma. See: xanthogranuloma