Article
BRAF-mutated histiocytosis of the skull lacking the expression of Langerhans cell markers.
Clinical neuropathology - 1 Jan 2000
El Sissy Franck-Neil, Lorillon Gwenael, Mandonnet Emmanuel, Polivka Marc, Addle-Biassette Homa, Emile Jean-François
Abstract excerpt
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare condition affecting children more frequently than adults. LCH can involve any organ in the body and has a wide spectrum of clinical presentation from a single self-healing bone lesion to a multisystemic life-threatening disease. The diagnosis of LCH requires histology with compatible clinical and radiological findings. Positive immunochemistry for both CD1a and CD207...
Topics
- Biomarkers
- Bone Diseases
- Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf
- Skull
