Article
Adult-onset Langerhans cell histiocytosis of bone: A case series highlighting a rare entity.
Annals of diagnostic pathology - 1 Oct 2023
Javadi Tiffany, Hill Charles, McLemore Morgan Lee, Oskouei Shervin, Bahrami Armita
Abstract excerpt
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a neoplastic disorder derived from LCH precursor cells that can manifest as a single-system disease or a multisystem disorder. While extensively studied in children, LCH has received less attention in adult patients. We aimed to investigate the pathology and clinical course of LCH in adults presenting with a bone lesion. Cases of osseous LCH diagnosed in patients ≥18 in our...
Topics
- Male
- Child
- Female
- Humans
- Adult
- Adolescent
- Young Adult
- Middle Aged
- Aged
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf
- Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell
- Neoplasms
- Bone and Bones
- Mutation
