Association Between Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia, Juvenile Xanthogranulomas and Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Case Report and Review of the Literature

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The occurrence of juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML), juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG), and neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) together is relatively rare. Approximately only 20 cases have been reported in the literature. It is debated whether children with NF1 and JXG are at higher risk of developing JMML than children with NF1 alone. We present the case of a boy primarily diagnosed with NF1 with coexisting JXG...

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