Solitary cutaneous mastocytoma on the scalp of a child; a case report and review of literature

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   Mastocytomas are solitary mast cell tumors that are generally seen on the trunk and extremities. Childhood-onset mastocytomas of the scalp are extremely rare. We report a case of a one-and-a-half-year-old toddler boy that presented with a yellow-brown plaque on his scalp. Pathological evaluation s revealed mast cell accumulation in the upper dermis. These cells were uniform with a fried-egg appearance and had visible cytoplasmic granules with Wright-Giemsa staining. This study demonstrates the difficulty of diagnosing soli¬tary mastocytomas as it is a very rare disease and has non-specific clinical findings. In this study, a child with a rare solitary cutaneous mastocytoma on the scalp was evaluated and a review of previous literature was conducted.

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M. Bahadoram

Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

Email: mohammadbahadoram@yahoo.com

Mohammad Bahadoram

Ahvaz

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Y. Joonaki

Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

Email: Joonaki.y@ajums.ac.ir

Younes Joonaki

Department of Dermatology

Ahvaz

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Reza Yaghoobi

Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

Email: Yaghoobi-r@ajums.ac.ir

Reza Yaghoobi

Department of Dermatology

Ahvaz

Iran, Islamic Republic of

M.-R. Mahmoudian-Sani

Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

Email: mohamadsani495@gmail.com

Mohammad-Reza Mahmoudian-Sani

Ahvaz

Iran, Islamic Republic of

S. Hassanzadeh

Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

Author for correspondence.
Email: shak.hassanzadeh@gmail.com

Shakiba Hassanzadeh, MD

Thalassemia and Hemoglobinopathy Research Center,

Ahvaz

Iran, Islamic Republic of

S. Bahadoram

Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

Email: sarabahadoram@yahoo.com

Sara Bahadoram

Ahvaz

Iran, Islamic Republic of

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