[A girl with a tumour on the thorax]. / Een meisje met een tumor op de borst.

A healthy 1-year old girl visits her general practitioner with a solitary dome-shaped tumour on her thorax. The lesion is about one cm in diameter and is present since several months. Pathological research reveals a solitary giant molluscum contagiosum. This is a common viral disease of the childhood. In contrast to this case, mollusca contagiosa typically present as several small papules.