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Burtsev EA, Bronin GO. Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in Children: Literature Review. CURRENT PEDIATRICS 2023. [DOI: 10.15690/vsp.v22i1.2520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2023]
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Relevant information on Langerhans cell histiocytosis development and course in children is presented. The current concepts of disease pathogenesis, principles of its severity evaluation, patients stratification into risk groups, as well as of clinical course features are described. Modern approaches to the disease treatment via targeted therapy are summarized and analyzed.
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Multisystem Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in Younger Infants First Presenting in Skin: A Case Series. J Pers Med 2022; 12:jpm12071024. [PMID: 35887522 PMCID: PMC9315804 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12071024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 06/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objectives—To investigate the clinical characteristics, managements, outcome, and evaluate the risk factors of Multisystem (MS) Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) with diverse skin lesions as the first sign in four young infants. Methods—Their clinical features, disease progression, therapy, and outcomes were reviewed and analyzed retrospectively. Results—The average onset age of skin lesions was about 2 months. Cases 1 and 2 had risk organs involved (RO+) and a lack of bone lesions, and progression could not be reversed by systemic chemotherapy. They both died eventually. Cases 3 and 4 (RO–) had bone involvement and were given systemic chemotherapy for a prolonged duration. Unluckily, Case 3 had a recurrence 2 years later, while Case 4’s recurrence happened nearly one year later, and diabetes insipidus one and a half years later. They both survived and are still in remission. Conclusion—MS-LCH infants with a low age of the first presentation in the skin are prone to dissemination, while RO+ is associated with high mortality. In addition, bone involvement may be a protective factor. Immunohistochemical examination of skin tissue facilitates correct early diagnosis, and adequate follow-up is necessary.
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Kambouchner M, Emile JF, Copin MC, Coulomb-Lherminé A, Sabourin JC, Della Valle V, Sileo C, Ducou Le Pointe H, Bégueret H, Galmiche L, Lambilliotte A, Paraf F, Piche M, Piguet C, Rullier A, Secq V, Serre I, Bernaudin JF, Donadieu J. Childhood pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis: a comprehensive clinical-histopathological and BRAF V600E mutation study from the French national cohort. Hum Pathol 2019; 89:51-61. [PMID: 31054893 DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2019.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Childhood pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH) is a rare disease. Its pulmonary histopathology, according to comprehensive clinical-radiological findings and BRAFV600E mutation status, has not yet been thoroughly documented. From the 167 childhood PLCH cases entered in the French National Histiocytosis Registry (1983-2016), we retrieved lung biopsies from a consecutive retrospective series of 17 patients, diagnosed when they were 2 weeks to 16 years old (median, 9.4 years), and report the clinical and histopathological findings herein. Histological analyses of biopsies (16 surgical and 1 postmortem) found the following features, alone or associated: Langerhans cell (LC) nodules with cavitation (9/17), cysts (14/17), fibrotic scars (2/17), peribronchiolar topographic distribution of the lesions (10/17), and accessory changes, like stretch emphysema (7/17). Those characteristics closely resemble those describing adult PLCH. However, unusual findings observed were 2 large nodules and a diffuse interstitial LC infiltrate. BRAFV600E mutation was detected in 4 of 12 samples tested, notably in the 3 with unusual features. In conclusion, childhood PLCH mostly shares the common histology features already described in adult PLCH, regardless of age. Because smoking is considered the major trigger in PLCH pathogenesis, the findings based on this series suggest other inducers of bronchiolar LC recruitment, especially in very young patients.
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- Marianne Kambouchner
- Pathology Department, APHP, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Avicenne, 93000 Bobigny, France.
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- Pathology Department, APHP, CHU Ambroise-Paré, 92104 Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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- Radiology Department, APHP, CHU Armand-Trousseau, 75012 Paris, France
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- Pathology Department, CHU de Bordeaux Haut-Lévêque, 33600 Pessac, France
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- Pathology Department, APHP, CHU Necker-Enfants Malades, 75015 Paris, France
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- Pediatric Hemato-Oncology Department, CHU Jeanne-de-Flandre, 59120 Lille, France
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- Pathology Department, CHU Dupuytren, 87000 Limoges, France
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- Pathology Department, CHU de Bordeaux Pellegrin, 33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Pathology Department, CHU La Timone, 13385 Marseille, France
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- Pathology Department, CHU Gui-de-Chauliac, 34295 Montpellier, France
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- Pediatric Hemato-Oncology Department and French Referent Centre for Histiocytoses, APHP, CHU Armand-Trousseau, 75012 Paris, France
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Di Palo S, Faravelli A, Beretta E, Taccagni GL. Langerhans Histiocytosis of the Choledochus in an Adult Patient with a History of Disseminated Disease. TUMORI JOURNAL 2018; 74:593-7. [PMID: 3265228 DOI: 10.1177/030089168807400518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A 43 year-old man with a 15-year history of disseminated Langerhans histiocytosis (LH) in complete clinical remission was admitted with jaundice and abdominal pain. Pathological examination demonstrated LH in the choledochus associated with sclerosing cholangitis in the liver. Immunohistochemistry for S-100 protein and electron microscopy of the choledochus tissue showed Langerhans cell-like elements in the infiltrate. Our findings suggest that, in patients with disseminated Langerhans histiocytosis, liver function should be monitored, particularly, for signs of biliary obstruction, and demonstrate that such a finding is possible in adults.
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- S Di Palo
- Department of Surgery, Istituto Scientifico Ospedale San Raffaele, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italia
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Morgan KW, Callen JP. Self-Healing Congenital Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Presenting as Neonatal Papulovesicular Eruption. J Cutan Med Surg 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/120347540100500605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Congenital self-healing Langerhans cell histiocytosis (CSHLCH) is a rare condition which may present at birth or during the neonatal period. It is usually characterized by the eruption of multiple, disseminated, red-brown papules and nodules which may increase in size and number during the first few weeks of life. Systemic signs are usually absent except for occasional mild hepatomegaly. Objective: We present a 3.5-kg male infant who presented at birth with numerous diffuse, erythematous, crusted erosions. He was presumed to have congenital herpes simplex virus (HSV) and was started on IV acyclovir. Histopathologic examination revealed a mixed inflammatory infiltrate with numerous histiocytes which were S-100 and peanut agglutin positive consistent with CSHLCH. Further workup did not reveal any signs of systemic involvement. Conclusion: CSHLCH has rarely been reported to present as a papulovesicular eruption at birth. In these cases, a viral etiology is commonly entertained in the differential diagnosis. Despite the spontaneous regression of skin lesions in CSHLCH, close followup is required to evaluate for systemic signs and symptoms associated with latent Letterer–Siwe disease.
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- Kelli W. Morgan
- Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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Bates SV, Lakshmanan A, Green AL, Terry J, Badalian-Very G, Rollins BJ, Fleck P, Aslam M, Degar BA. BRAF V600E-Positive Multisite Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in a Preterm Neonate. AJP Rep 2013; 3:63-6. [PMID: 24147236 PMCID: PMC3799712 DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1338168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2012] [Accepted: 01/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Hemorrhagic pustules with a "blueberry muffin" appearance accompanied by respiratory failure in a neonate present a challenging differential diagnosis that includes infections and neoplasms. We present a case of multiorgan, multisite Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), positive for the oncogenic BRAF V600E mutation, in a preterm neonate. Infants with LCH pose a diagnostic challenge due to their heterogeneous presentations. This case is unusual in that the newborn presented with severe multiorgan involvement. Due to the rare incidence, wide spectrum of clinical manifestations, and high mortality rate, clinicians must maintain a high index of suspicion for LCH.
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- Sara V Bates
- Division of Neonatology and Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts ; These authors contributed equally as primary authors (co-first authors)
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Schini M, Makras P, Kanakis G, Voulgarelis M, Kaltsas G. Cladribine therapy in adults with advanced Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Leuk Lymphoma 2012; 54:1541-3. [PMID: 23101752 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2012.744454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Chng CL. A Case of Multisystemic Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in an Adult. PROCEEDINGS OF SINGAPORE HEALTHCARE 2011. [DOI: 10.1177/201010581102000109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare disease in adults with a myriad of clinical presentations. A case of multisystemic Langerhans cell histiocytosis with involvement of bone, skin, lungs, and the hypothalamic-pituitary-axis is reported. The possibility of a disseminated disease should be considered in the diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis, and these patients should undergo a careful evaluation and follow up with early institution of treatment.
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Shields CL, Hogarty MD, Kligman BE, Christian C, Ehya H, Shields JA. Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the uvea with neovascular glaucoma: diagnosis by fine-needle aspiration biopsy and management with intraocular bevacizumab and brachytherapy. J AAPOS 2010; 14:534-7. [PMID: 21168078 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2010.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2010] [Revised: 09/16/2010] [Accepted: 10/01/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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A 6-year-old boy with known multisystem Langerhans cell histiocytosis developed photophobia, conjunctival injection, iris neovascularization, and an iridociliochoroidal mass. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy revealed mononucleated and multinucleate histiocytes that demonstrated positive immunostaining for CD68 and S100 consistent with Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Management with intracameral bevacizumab (1.25 mg/0.05 mL) resolved the iris neovascularization, and plaque radiotherapy (brachytherapy) resolved the mass rapidly and completely, preserving the patient's visual acuity and preventing glaucoma during the 10-month follow-up.
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- Carol L Shields
- Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA.
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Importance of multi-lineage hematologic involvement and hypoalbuminemia at diagnosis in patients with "risk-organ" multi-system Langerhans cell histiocytosis. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2010; 32:e122-5. [PMID: 20418784 DOI: 10.1097/mph.0b013e3181d7acc5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIM To perform a risk factor analysis in patients with "risk organ" multi-system Langerhans cell histiocytosis at diagnosis. METHODS From 1987 to 2007, 77 patients were analyzed. A univariate analysis of the variables, age <2 years, lungs, spleen and hepatic involvement, presence of >or=2 risk involved organs, hypoalbuminemia and the presence of isolated anemia, anemia with thrombocytopenia with or without leukopenia at diagnosis was performed. Statistically significant variables were combined and entered into a multivariate analysis. RESULTS Fifty-six and 66 evaluable patients had hematologic and hepatic involvement at diagnosis, respectively. Among the hematologic patients, the subgroup of anemia with thrombocytopenia with or without leukopenia showed a significantly lower 5-year survival than the subgroup of isolated anemia (0.19 vs. 0.87, respectively; P=0.0001). Of all the patients, those with hypoalbuminemia had a 5-year survival of 0.16 compared with those with normal albumin levels, who had a 5-year survival of 0.65 (P<0.0001). In multivariate analysis, only anemia with thrombocytopenia with or without leukopenia and hypoalbuminemia were the independent risk factors (relative risk 3.77; confidence interval, 1.7-8.4; P<0.0011 and relative risk 2.59; confidence interval, 1.24-5.4; P<0.0112). CONCLUSIONS Anemia with thrombocytopenia with or without leukopenia and hypoalbuminemia, were associated with worse prognosis in multi-system Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Other therapeutic strategies should be considered at diagnosis or early during the initial treatment for this high risk subgroup of patients.
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Favara BE, Steele A. Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis of Lymph Nodes: A Morphological Assessment of 43 Biopsies. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1080/15513819709168600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Galluzzo ML, Braier J, Rosenzweig SD, Garcia de Dávila MT, Rosso D. Bone marrow findings at diagnosis in patients with multisystem langerhans cell histiocytosis. Pediatr Dev Pathol 2010; 13:101-6. [PMID: 19863448 PMCID: PMC3740343 DOI: 10.2350/09-05-0651-oa.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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This study was designed to describe the bone marrow features of multisystem Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) at diagnosis in patients with or without hematologic dysfunction. A retrospective review of bone marrow biopsies from patients with multisystem LCH was performed. Cases were diagnosed at the Garrahan Hospital between 1987 and 2004. Routine and immunohistochemistry techniques (hematoxylin-eosin, periodic acid-Schiff, Giemsa, Gomori reticulin, and CD1a, CD68, and CD61) were evaluated. Clinical outcome and laboratory data were obtained from the medical charts. Twenty-two bone marrow biopsies from patients with multisystem LCH were reviewed at onset of disease. Four patients had no hematologic dysfunction and the other 18 patients had monocytopenia (9), bicytopenia (7), or tricytopenia (2). Increased number and dysplasia of megakaryocytes were evident in 22/22 samples and emperipolesis was present in 21/22 (95%). Aggregates of histiocytes and hemophagocytosis were seen in 9/22 samples. Myelofibrosis was found in 16/17 (94%) evaluable samples at diagnosis. No association of myelofibrosis and cytopenias or clinical outcome was found. Positive CD1a confirmed the presence of LCH cells in 3/22 (14%) samples. Hemophagocytosis and poor outcome were significantly more common in patients with bilineage and trilineage cytopenias. Langerhans cell histiocytosis cells were rarely seen in the bone marrow of these patients (14%); increased histiocytes and hemophagocytosis were more commonly found (41%). Hemophagocytosis was associated with severe cytopenias. Bicytopenia and tricytopenia were associated with poor outcome (death). Myelofibrosis, megakaryocytic dysplasia, and emperipolesis were common findings.
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- Maria Laura Galluzzo
- Department of Pathology, Hospital de Pediatría Prof Dr J.P. Garrahan, Combate de los Pozos 1881, Buenos Aires (1245), Argentina.
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Bone tumors are fortunately rare, but small cell tumors of bone are a relatively common subset of these lesions. They comprise of a diverse group of primary and metastatic neoplasms in both children and adults. The most common small cell tumors of bone include Ewing sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor, small cell osteosarcoma, multiple myeloma, lymphoma, leukemia, neuroblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, and Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Although each entity has its distinctive features, the differential diagnosis of this group of tumors is still challenging because they are all "small, blue, and round cell tumors", histologically. The correct diagnosis of small cell tumors of bone depends on an evaluation of clinical, radiologic, pathologic, and genetic features. Patients' age and sex are very important, as are the signs and symptoms at presentation. Radiologically, which bone is involved, the specific portion of the bone (epiphysis, metaphysis, or diaphysis; cortex vs. medulla) involved, and the radiographic manifestations (lytic, blastic, or mixed lytic and blastic) are also often critical parameters for the diagnosis. In recent years, with a better understanding of the molecular and cytogenetic background of several small cell tumors, more accurate diagnoses have been supported by the clinicopathologic criteria and by a panel of immunohistochemical studies. In this review we will provide an overview of the clinical, radiologic, pathologic, and genetic characteristics of these tumors.
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Bökkerink J, Vaan GD, Holland R, Cluitmans J. Histiocytosis X. Retrospective study of 28 cases. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.3109/08880018409141715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Rodríguez-Pereira C, Borrás-Moreno JM, Pesudo-Martínez JV, Vera-Román JM. Cerebral solitary Langerhans cell histiocytosis: report of two cases and review of the literature. Br J Neurosurg 2009; 19:192-7. [PMID: 16120527 DOI: 10.1080/02688690500145944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Cerebral solitary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a very uncommon condition. We describe two new cases: a 30-year-old man with seizures and a tumour in the left frontal lobe, which was composed of a polymorphic infiltrate with a predominance of histiocytes and eosinophils; and a 65-year-old man with headaches and dysarthria, with a left parietal tumour, which showed a diffuse proliferation of histiocytic cells and areas of necrosis. In both cases, the histiocytes were strongly positive for S-100 and CD1a, and Birbeck's granules were demonstrated by electron microscopy in the first case. Both patients underwent a complete excision of their lesions. The second patient received additional postoperative radiotherapy. They were asymptomatic after 26 and 27 months, respectively. It seems that cerebral solitary LCH is a clinicopathological entity with a good outcome. Only 15 cases of this rare process have been previously reported in the English literature.
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Favara BE. Histiocytosis Syndromes Classification, Diagnostic Features and Current Concepts. Leuk Lymphoma 2009; 2:141-50. [DOI: 10.3109/10428199009053518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Dewan M, Al-Ghamdi AA, Zahrani MB. Lessons to be learned--Langerhans' cell histiocytosis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 128:41-6. [PMID: 18274329 DOI: 10.1177/1466424007085224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Langerhans' cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a neoplastic disease due to uncontrolled proliferation of Langerhans' cells (LCs); damage to organs involved appears to be due to the various cytokines secreted. The true cause of LCH remains a mystery. LCH can present at any age; there is female predominance and the skin is often the first site to be involved. Scaly papules, vesicles, purpuric nodules, plaques and ulcers are the main diverse presentations typically found on the scalp, flexures (including the perineum), crease below the breast, palms, soles and nails. The patient described here is a 35-year-old Saudi Arabian woman with a vulval ulcer that had been misdiagnosed as an infective lesion 11 months before the correct diagnosis of LCH was made by means of biopsy examination. Diffuse infiltration of LCs with large pale reniform/convoluted nuclei and abundant amphophilic cytoplasm in the company of neutrophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes and plasma cells were observed on light microscopy. Immunohistochemical staining, indicating S100 protein positivity in LCs and the demonstration of Birbeck granules by means of electron microscopy, confirmed the diagnosis. The 'skin-only' LCH may later progress to involve other organs; alternatively skin lesions may be part of the multisystem, disseminated disease. There is need for careful follow-up of all LCH patients, as the course of the disease cannot be reliably predicted from either the clinical presentation or histology of the lesion. In many cases the prognosis is good, there being limited involvement that does not progress. Surgery or local steroids might suffice as therapy. However, for severely symptomatic disease, in which there are complications associated with dysfunction (or failure) of vital organs such as the liver, lungs, and central nervous system, the use of a variety of immunosuppressive treatments--and the recently described 2-chloro-2-deoxyadenosine (2CdA) (cladribine)--have been suggested; however, the type and extent of disease that will respond to this therapy has not yet been clarified. Solid laboratory research and rigorous clinical trials are required for more effective and less toxic therapies for patients with progressive LCH.
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- Madhu Dewan
- Assir Central Hospital, Abha, PO Box 34, Assir Region, Saudi Arabia.
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Minkov M, Pötschger U, Grois N, Gadner H, Dworzak MN. Bone marrow assessment in Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2007; 49:694-8. [PMID: 17455318 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bone marrow changes and their relation to blood cytopenia in patients with Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) have not been extensively studied to date. The aim of the present study was to characterize the bone marrow changes in LCH patients and to ascertain their relation to disease severity. METHODS Fifty-seven marrow samples of LCH patients were studied by conventional cytology, immunocytochemistry (ICC) and flow cytometry (FCM). RESULTS On conventional cytology there was no significant difference between LCH cases and controls with respect to cellularity, number of monocytes and progenitor cells, and presence of histiocytes and hemophagocytosis. The numbers of nucleated cells, CD34(pos) cells, and CD14(pos) cells on FCM did not differ, either. The CD1a staining by ICC was positive in 14/41 LCH samples, and was consistently negative in controls. FCM staining for CD1a was positive in 12/54 samples, but also in 5/35 controls. The number of the CD1a(pos) cells in LCH marrows was usually very low (<10-20 cells/slide by ICC, or <0.5% of the leukocytes by FCM). The CD1a staining was more frequently positive and more pronounced in patients with severe disease. CONCLUSIONS The combination of conventional aspirate cytology with ICC (CD1a staining) appears to be the most reliable tool for bone marrow assessment in LCH.
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Ichikawa K, Nomura S, Ishii K, Okuno M, Kasai C, Maekawa T, Kadota E. Autologous stem cell transplantation for refractory Langerhans' cell histiocytosis. Bone Marrow Transplant 2007; 40:807-8. [PMID: 17704790 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Gunes T, Koklu E, Ozturk MA, Patiroglu T, Patiroglu T, Karakukcu M. A case of Langerhans cell histiocytosis presented with pneumothorax. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2007; 29:60-2. [PMID: 17230069 DOI: 10.1097/mph.0b013e318030abfd] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Pneumothorax (PTX) is an unusual complication of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) in childhood. Spontaneous PTX is rare in childhood, and it is very rare in infancy. There are no specific recommendations for the treatment of PTX from LCH described in the literature. We are presenting a 19-month-old boy, who suddenly developed left-sided PTX with infiltrations in both lungs. He presented with PTX and skin lesions. He had a prolonged cardiac arrest, and although resuscitation was successful he required continuing ventilatory support (intermittent positive-pressure ventilation). Because he suddenly developed right-sided PTX and died on the second day of the admission, his LCH diagnosis was made only postmortem. So, he did not receive chemotherapy. It is likely that intermittent positive-pressure ventilation during the operation induced the development of much more multiple lung bullae, which subsequently ruptured, and/or it facilitated the development of the right-sided PTX. The patients with PTX and skin lesions, including babies, most likely have LCH and specific chemotherapy should be started in emergency, even before the final diagnosis is achieved.
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- Tamer Gunes
- Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Erciyes University, School of Medicine, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey.
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Minkov M, Prosch H, Steiner M, Grois N, Pötschger U, Kaatsch P, Janka-Schaub G, Gadner H. Langerhans cell histiocytosis in neonates. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2005; 45:802-7. [PMID: 15770639 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND To study the incidence, clinical patterns, course, and outcome of neonatal Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH). PROCEDURE Retrospective analysis of the data of the Austrian/German/Swiss/Netherlands LCH Study Group. The incidence of neonatal LCH was estimated with the data from the population-based German Childhood Cancer Registry. RESULTS The estimated incidence of neonatal LCH (LCH diagnosed within 28 days after birth) in the population-based registry was 1-2/1,000,000. In 61/1,069 trial patients (6%), the first disease manifestations were observed in the neonatal period. However, in only 20 of them, the diagnosis was established within this period. There was a preponderance of multisystem (MS)-LCH 36/61 (59%). Cutaneous changes were the most common initial manifestation in both, single-system (SS)-LCH (92%), and MS-LCH (86%). In 72% of the MS-LCH patients, risk organs (ROs) were involved at diagnosis as well. The probability of survival at 5 years was 94% in SS-LCH and 57% in MS-LCH, which is significantly lower than in older age groups. CONCLUSIONS In contrast to the available literature, neonatal LCH is characterized by a clear predominance of MS-LCH. Cutaneous changes are the most common initial manifestation in neonates with both SS-LCH and MS-LCH. Prompt evaluation of disease extent upon diagnosis is mandatory for risk-adapted treatment. The disease course is unpredictable upon diagnosis. Close monitoring for disease progression is mandatory if isolated cutaneous LCH is managed by the "wait and see" approach. Neonates with MS-LCH, especially those with RO involvement at diagnosis, have less favorable prognosis compared to infants and older children, and need systemic therapy.
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- M Minkov
- St. Anna Children's Hospital, Vienna, Austria.
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Charif Chefchaouni M, Lahlou L, Hajji Z, Chaoui Z, El Khorassani M, Msefer Alaoui F, Berraho A. Histiocytose langerhansienne à localisation orbitaire. J Fr Ophtalmol 2005; 28:857-61. [PMID: 16249767 DOI: 10.1016/s0181-5512(05)81006-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Langerhans' cell histiocytosis is a rare disease representing less than 1% of orbital tumors. METHODS We report a case of Langerhans cell histiocytosis with orbital involvement in a 9-year-old boy. He presented with an inflammatory swelling if the left lateral orbital wall. The computed tomographic scan revealed an orbital cellular mass with lytic bone lesion within the orbital roof and intracranial enlargement. RESULTS The cytological study after a biopsy showed infiltrates of histiocytes derived from Langerhans cells. Diagnosis was confirmed by immunohistochemistry, which identified positive staining with anti-S100 and anti-CD1a antibodies. The rapidly expanding orbital tumor, posing a threat of ocular compression as well as intracranial spreading, was treated by chemotherapy (Vinblastine) combined with a steroid. CONCLUSION A 2-year follow-up showed no evidence of recurrence or systemic involvement. According to this observation, the authors describe the clinicopathological and histological features of orbital involvement in Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
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- M Charif Chefchaouni
- Service d'Ophtalmologie B, Hôpital des spécialités, CHU Rabat-Sale, Rabat, Maroc
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Key SJ, O'Brien CJ, Silvester KC, Crean SJ. Eosinophilic granuloma: resolution of maxillofacial bony lesions following minimal intervention. Report of three cases and a review of the literature. J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2004; 32:170-5. [PMID: 15113576 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2004.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2003] [Accepted: 01/19/2004] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Langerhans' cell histiocytosis is a collective term used to describe a group of enigmatic proliferative disorders. The natural history of the disease varies from a slow, benign, localized symptomatic bony or soft tissue lesion, to a rapidly progressive widespread multiple organ disorder which is often fatal. Eosinophilic granuloma accounts for 60-70% of all cases of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis and can present as solitary (50-75%) or multifocal defects in bone. It occasionally presents as a localized soft tissue lesion. There are multiple treatment options but the response is unpredictable. AIMS We present three separate cases, of the maxillofacial skeleton where the lesions of eosinophilic granuloma resolved following incisional biopsy only. PATIENTS AND RESULTS Three patients presented with solitary lesions of the maxillofacial skeleton. All were diagnosed as Langerhans' cell histiocytosis following open curettage, which also resulted in resolution of the lesions. Follow-up has thus far been disease free. CONCLUSION For some solitary Langerhans' cell histiocytosis lesions, simple curettage is the only treatment required. The paper discusses the need to confirm the solitary nature of the disease and the need for follow-up. Reviewing the literature on the disease, the authors suggest that perhaps cellular immaturity holds the cells of the lesion in a disease state until pushed to maturity by the trauma of open curettage surgery, resulting in a complete resolution of the disease.
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- Steven J Key
- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, St Georges Hospital, Tooting, London, UK.
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Vulvar ulceration is a rare manifestation of histiocytosis X. A 13-year-old girl had a nonhealing vulvar ulcer for 1 year. She had been in remission from histiocytosis X and the ulcer was not recognised as a sign of disease recurrence until tissue biopsy was obtained for histopathological and immunohistochemical studies. This article stresses the importance of establishing an accurate diagnosis when chronic vulvar ulcers are encountered and reviews the literature on this uncommon presentation of histiocytosis X.
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- K K Wong
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
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Donadieu J, Rolon MA, Thomas C, Brugieres L, Plantaz D, Emile JF, Frappaz D, David M, Brauner R, Genereau T, Debray D, Cabrol S, Barthez MA, Hoang-Xuan K, Polak M. Endocrine involvement in pediatric-onset Langerhans' cell histiocytosis: a population-based study. J Pediatr 2004; 144:344-50. [PMID: 15001940 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2003.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To document the frequency and outcome of endocrine involvement in pediatric-onset Langerhans' cell histiocytosis (LCH), and the association with other types of organ involvement. STUDY DESIGN This retrospective nationwide multicenter study involved 589 patients with pediatric-onset LCH, 148 of whom had endocrine dysfunction. Median follow-up was 11.6 years. RESULTS Pituitary dysfunction was present in 145 patients, and 141 had diabetes insipidus (DI). The estimated 10-year risks of pituitary involvement were 24.2% +/- 1.8%. GH deficiency occurred in 61 patients. Median age at onset was 2.8 years for LCH, 3.9 years for DI, and 7.7 years for GH deficiency. The risk of cranial involvement; ear, nose, and throat involvement; pneumothorax; and cholangitis was significantly higher in patients with endocrinopathy. The chronology of episodes did not support a causal link between pituitary involvement and involvement of other organs. Systemic treatment of LCH did not prevent pituitary involvement. The most severe complication was a neurodegenerative syndrome, which affected 4.3% and 10.8% of patients, respectively, 5 and 15 years after initial diagnosis, and appeared to be linked to pituitary involvement. CONCLUSION Patients who develop endocrine LCH disorders are at a high risk of neurodegenerative LCH and require long-term follow-up.
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- Jean Donadieu
- Service d'Hémato-Oncologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Trousseau and Orphanet, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France.
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Aricò M, Girschikofsky M, Généreau T, Klersy C, McClain K, Grois N, Emile JF, Lukina E, De Juli E, Danesino C. Langerhans cell histiocytosis in adults. Report from the International Registry of the Histiocyte Society. Eur J Cancer 2003; 39:2341-8. [PMID: 14556926 DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(03)00672-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 351] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), characterised by the infiltration of one or more organs by large mononuclear cells, can develop in persons of any age. Although the features of this disease are well described in children, they remain poorly defined in adults. From January 2000 to June 2001, 274 adults from 13 countries, with biopsy-proven adult LCH, were registered with the International Histiocyte Society Registry. Information was collected about clinical presentation, family history, associated conditions, cigarette smoking and treatment, to assist in future management decisions in patients aged 18 years and older. There were slightly more males than females (143:126), and the mean ages at the onset and diagnosis of disease were 33 years (standard deviation (S.D.) 15 years) and 35 years (S.D. 14 years), respectively. 2 patients had consanguineous parents, and 1 had a family history of LCH; 129 reported smoking (47.1%); 17 (6.2%) had been diagnosed with different types of cancer. Single-system LCH, found in 86 patients (31.4%), included isolated pulmonary involvement in 44 cases; 188 patients (68.6%) had multisystem disease; 81 (29.6%) had diabetes insipidus. Initial treatment consisted of vinblastine administered with or without steroids, to 82 patients (29.9%), including 9 who had received it with etoposide, which was the sole agent given to 19 patients. 236 patients were considered evaluable for survival. At a median follow-up of 28 months from diagnosis, 15 patients (6.4%) had died (death rate, 1.5/100 person years, 95% Confidence Interval (95% CI) 0.9-2.4). The probability of survival at 5 years postdiagnosis was 92.3% (95% CI 85.6-95.9) overall, 100% for patients with single-system disease (n=37), 87.8% (95% CI 54.9-97.2) for isolated pulmonary disease (n=34), and 91.7% (95% CI 83.6-95.9) for multisystem disease (n=163). Survival did not differ significantly among patients with multisystem disease, with or without liver or lung involvement) 5-year survival 93.6% (95% CI 84.7-97.4) versus 87.5% (95% CI 65.5-95.9), respectively; P value 0.1). LCH in adults is most often a multisystem disease with the highest mortality seen in patients with isolated pulmonary involvement. It should be included in the differential diagnosis of disseminated or localised disease of the bone, skin and mucosa, as well as the lung and the endocrine and central nervous system, regardless of the age of the patient. A prospective international therapeutic study is warranted.
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- M Aricò
- Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Ospedale dei Bambini G. Di Cristina, Via Benedettini 1, 90134, Palermo, Italy.
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Ioannidou D, Krasagakis K, Panayiotidis J, Stefanidou M, Alexandrakis M, Toscat A. Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis and haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in an elderly patient. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2003; 17:702-5. [PMID: 14761143 DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2003.00840.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We present a case of a 78-year-old man suffering from a chronic psoriasiform eruption, with rapid deterioration over the previous 8 weeks. Langerhans' cell histiocytosis with skin and bone involvement was diagnosed, and there was evidence of liver and lung dysfunction. The patient was treated with prednisolone and etoposide, and initially experienced a partial improvement. Three weeks later, haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and subsequently a large pulmonary abscess with sepsis attributed to opportunistic gram-negative enterobacteriaceae Serratia marcescens developed, and the patient died. The present case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis is of particular interest because of the previously unreported development of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in the elderly population.
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- D Ioannidou
- Department of Dermatology, Heraklion University General Hospital, Crete, Greece.
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Bank MI, Rengtved P, Carstensen H, Petersen BL. Langerhans cell histiocytosis: an evaluation of histopathological parameters, demonstration of proliferation by Ki-67 and mitotic bodies. APMIS 2003; 111:300-8. [PMID: 12716386 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0463.2003.1110202.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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PURPOSE Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a disease with a variable clinical manifestation, being localised (SS) or disseminated (MS). The etiology and pathogenesis of LCH is unknown. It is a proliferative disorder of monoclonal origin, but not necessarily neoplastic. In our study we evaluated histopathological parameters and proliferative activity in LCH. MATERIALS AND METHODS Infiltrates from 43 patients with LCH were investigated (nSS=32, nMS=11). We evaluated different histopathological parameters semiquantitatively, demonstrating proliferation using immunohistochemistry for Ki-67. RESULTS Overall, the histopathological picture of LCH was heterogeneous. The degree of eosinophilia and presence of necroses was significantly higher in SS-infiltrates compared to MS-infiltrates. Mitotic figures were detected in more than half the infiltrates. The Langerhans origin was verified by CD1a. Ki-67 was highly expressed in all but one infiltrate. CONCLUSIONS The presence of necrosis and the degree of eosinophilia are related to SS-disease in our study. Ki-67 expression and the presence of mitotic figures indicate that local proliferation contributes to the accumulation of Langerhans cells. Supported by the histopathological appearance of the lesions and a level of Ki-67 expression lower than that of neoplastic tissue, we suggest that LCH is a reactive condition, possibly induced by immunostimulation caused by unknown agents.
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- Micha I Bank
- Department of Pathology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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de Diego A, Escudero M, Catalina MV, Salcedo M, Garcí Sánchez A, Alvarez E, Clemente G. Recurrence of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in the graft after liver transplantation in adults. Transplant Proc 2002; 34:1245-7. [PMID: 12072329 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(02)02755-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- A de Diego
- Liver Transplant Unit, University General Hospital, Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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Suminoe A, Matsuzaki A, Hattori H, Ishii S, Hara T. Unrelated cord blood transplantation for an infant with chemotherapy-resistant progressive Langerhans cell histiocytosis. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2001; 23:633-6. [PMID: 11902313 DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200112000-00018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The authors describe a patient successfully treated with unrelated cord blood transplantation (CBT) for chemotherapy-resistant progressive Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH). An 8-month-old boy had LCH diagnosed based on the histologic examination of skin lesions. Despite intensive chemotherapy and immunotherapy, the disease was progressive, with organ dysfunction. He received unrelated CBT after a conditioning regimen consisting of total body irradiation, etoposide, and melphalan. He was in complete remission 12 months after the transplantation. The authors suggest that CBT could be considered in the treatment of patients with chemotherapy-resistant progressive LCH, especially if there are no available human leukocyte antigen-matched family donors.
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- A Suminoe
- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Geissmann F, Lepelletier Y, Fraitag S, Valladeau J, Bodemer C, Debré M, Leborgne M, Saeland S, Brousse N. Differentiation of Langerhans cells in Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Blood 2001; 97:1241-8. [PMID: 11222366 DOI: 10.1182/blood.v97.5.1241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) consists of lesions composed of cells with a dendritic Langerhans cell (LC) phenotype. The clinical course of LCH ranges from spontaneous resolution to a chronic and sometimes lethal disease. We studied 25 patients with various clinical forms of the disease. In bone and chronic lesions, LCH cells had immature phenotype and function. They coexpressed LC antigens CD1a and Langerin together with monocyte antigens CD68 and CD14. Class II antigens were intracellular and LCH cells almost never expressed CD83 or CD86 or dendritic cell (DC)-Lamp, despite their CD40 expression. Consistently, LCH cells sorted from bone lesions (eosinophilic granuloma) poorly stimulated allogeneic T-cell proliferation in vitro. Strikingly, however, in vitro treatment with CD40L induced the expression of membrane class II and CD86 and strongly increased LCH cell allostimulatory activity to a level similar to that of mature DCs. Numerous interleukin-10-positive (IL-10(+)), Langerin(-), and CD68(+) macrophages were found within bone and lymph node lesions. In patients with self-healing and/or isolated cutaneous disease, LCH cells had a more mature phenotype. LCH cells were frequently CD14(-) and CD86(+), and macrophages were rare or absent, as were IL-10-expressing cells. We conclude that LCH cells in the bone and/or chronic forms of the disease accumulate within the tissues in an immature state and that most probably result from extrinsic signals and may be induced to differentiate toward mature DCs after CD40 triggering. Drugs that enhance the in vivo maturation of these immature DCs, or that induce their death, may be of therapeutic benefit.
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- F Geissmann
- Institut Fédératif de Recherche Necker-Enfants Malades (Service d'Anatomie Pathologique EA 219, Unité Mixte de Recherche 8603 CNRS/Université Paris-V, Paris, France.
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Watzke IM, Millesi W, Kermer C, Gisslinger H. Multifocal eosinophilic granuloma of the jaw: long-term follow-up of a novel intraosseous corticoid treatment for recalcitrant lesions. ORAL SURGERY, ORAL MEDICINE, ORAL PATHOLOGY, ORAL RADIOLOGY, AND ENDODONTICS 2000; 90:317-22. [PMID: 10982953 DOI: 10.1067/moe.2000.107535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Eosinophilic granuloma of the jaws is a rather benign and localized form of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis. Treatment is usually required in larger lesions that cause local pain and swelling and pose the risk of spontaneous fractures. There are several accepted forms of treatment, which include surgery, radiation therapy, systemic and local therapy with corticoids, and systemic chemotherapy. No studies exist that compare the effectiveness of these treatment modalities. We report a novel therapeutic regimen that uses repeated intraosseous injections of triamcinolone-1 16 alpha 21-diacetat, a synthetic corticoid, which led to a rapid, complete, and durable treatment. The patient had a multilocal eosinophilic granuloma of the mandible in which radiation therapy, systemic corticoid therapy, and systemic chemotherapy had failed.
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- I M Watzke
- The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Donauspital Wien, University of Vienna, Austria
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Morell F, Reyes L, Majó J, Orriols R, Román A. [Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Clinical longitudinal study of 21 patients]. Med Clin (Barc) 2000; 115:60-4. [PMID: 10934696 DOI: 10.1016/s0025-7753(00)71465-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Clinical data of patients with Langerhans cell histiocytosis are well established, although new diagnostic methods and specially long term evolution of the disease with lung involvement are not well-known. METHODS In all cases, patients were diagnosed by means of pathologic study of the lung samples, either by transbronchial biopsy in 7 patients, or by surgical lung biopsy in 8 patients. Six patients were diagnosed by bone biopsy. Other patients were diagnosed by bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). In 4 patients, who underwent BAL, the study of antibodies CD1 (CD1a) was positive (> 5%). Lymphocytopenia was detected in 28% of patients, whereas no decrease in delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity tests was detected in any of them. After a follow-up study of 12.8 years (range: 4-22 years), 7 patients had dead, 6 patients showed severe lung involvement and other 5 patients did not have lung affection. CONCLUSIONS The diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis has improved by detection of immunologic and histochemical markers recently introduced. The study of the delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity tests did not show anergy or hipoergy. Long term evolution of patients with lung involvement is poor.
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- F Morell
- Servei de Pneumologia, Hospital General Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona.
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Bridgeman AM, Murphy MJ, Sizeland A, Wiesenfeld D. Midfacial tumours: a review of 72 cases. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2000; 38:94-103. [PMID: 10864701 DOI: 10.1054/bjom.1998.0150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We review 72 midfacial tumours managed during the 10-year period between 1985 and 1995. We describe presenting features, sites of lesions and histology, treatment regimens and outcomes, as well as the various surgical approaches for the resection of midfacial tumours, and their indications and contraindications. The choice of approach should be based on type of tumour, its site, and extent.
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- A M Bridgeman
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The University of Melbourne, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Murray S, Rowlinson-Busza G, Morris JF, Chu AC. Diagnostic and therapeutic evaluation of an anti-Langerhans cell histiocytosis monoclonal antibody (NA1/34) in a new xenograft model. J Invest Dermatol 2000; 114:127-34. [PMID: 10620128 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2000.00831.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Scintigraphy using monoclonal antibodies has been suggested as a possible adjunct to conventional staging techniques for the routine staging and diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis. In this study we have developed a model for Langerhans cell histiocytosis comprising a CD1a-positive subcutaneous xenograft in the flanks of nude (nu/nu) mice. The anti-CD1a murine monoclonal antibody NA1/34 was investigated for its potential both as an imaging and as a therapeutic targeting agent in this model. Biodistribution with NA1/34 compared with irrelevant isotype-matched monoclonal antibody demonstrated specific accumulation within the xenografts of 10.0%id per g (percentage injected dose per gram) and 3.3%id per g at 48 h postinjection, respectively. NA1/34 displayed no specific accumulation to CD1a-negative xenografts. F(ab')2 fragments of NA1/34 displayed a faster clearance time of 19.6 h compared with the intact antibody, 122.4 h, resulting in a more rapid maximum xenograft uptake time of 5 h compared with 48 h postinjection for the intact antibody. Although the overall xenograft/tissue ratio for the F(ab')2 was at no time greater than that for the intact antibody, the F(ab')2 did display dramatically greater xenograft/blood ratios, reaching 19:1 at 120 h postinjection Xenograft regression using single doses of 350 microCi and 500 microCi 131I-labeled NA1/34 significantly (p < 0.001) delayed xenograft progression compared with control nonirradiated xenografts, with average delays of 3.2 and 5.7 times the control, respectively. This study suggests that the anti-CD1a monoclonal antibody, NA1/34, offers advantages in the prognosis and staging of Langerhans cell histiocytosis, in a human setting. We discuss the advantages of radioimmunoscintigraphy over conventional differential diagnostic techniques. The potential for the future radioimmunotherapy of Langerhans cell histiocytosis is also discussed.
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- S Murray
- Unit of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Hammersmith Campus, London, UK.
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Senger C, Gonzalez-Crussi F. Histiocytic-phagocytic infiltrates in the liver of an infant: a case clinically simulating perinatal hemochromatosis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 1999; 29:215-20. [PMID: 10435663 DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199908000-00022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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- C Senger
- Department of Pathology of the Children's Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA
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Terracciano L, Kocher T, Cathomas G, Bubendorf L, Lehmann FS. Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the stomach with atypical morphological features. Pathol Int 1999; 49:553-6. [PMID: 10469399 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1827.1999.00909.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We report the unique case of a 52-year-old patient with atypical morphological features of gastric Langerhans cell histiocytosis. The man was admitted because of increasing upper abdominal pain and weight loss. The upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed a submucous, hemispherical tumor of the stomach wall along the lesser curvature. The tumor was completely removed and the patient was discharged 11 days later. Two months later, he died at home. The cause of death is unknown, because the autopsy was denied by the relatives. Macroscopically, the stomach showed a 4.5 x 2.5 cm large, spherical tumor of the lesser curvature of the corpus, which infiltrated the perigastric omenta and lymph nodes, the distal pancreas and the glissonian liver capsule. The vast majority of neoplastic cells were intensely positive for S-100 and CD1a. Typical Birbeck granules could be identified in almost all cells. Cell nuclei analyzed by flow cytometry showed an aneuploid peak, a feature typically associated with malignant disease.
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- L Terracciano
- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland.
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Howarth DM, Gilchrist GS, Mullan BP, Wiseman GA, Edmonson JH, Schomberg PJ. Langerhans cell histiocytosis: diagnosis, natural history, management, and outcome. Cancer 1999; 85:2278-90. [PMID: 10326709 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19990515)85:10<2278::aid-cncr25>3.0.co;2-u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 461] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND The objective of this descriptive analysis of a large cohort of patients with Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) was to add to the understanding of the natural history, management, and outcome of this disease. METHODS Three hundred fourteen Mayo Clinic patients with histologically proven LCH were categorized into those patients with multisystem disease and those patients with single system disease. Clinical features, treatment, and outcome were determined from the case history notes and tumor registry correspondence. Treatment included chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgical excision. The end points were disease free survival, active disease, or death. The median time of follow-up was 4 years (range, 1 month to 47.5 years). RESULTS The age of the patients ranged from 2 months to 83 years. Of the 314 patients, there were 28 deaths. Multisystemic LCH was found in 96 patients, 25 of whom had continuing active disease after treatment. Isolated bone LCH lesions were observed in 114 of the 314 patients, 111 of whom (97%) achieved disease free survival after treatment. The most common sites of osseous LCH were the skull and proximal femur. Of the 87 patients with isolated pulmonary involvement, only 3 were nonsmokers. After treatment with corticosteroids (+/- cyclophosphamide or busulphan), 74 patients achieved disease free survival, but 10 patients died. Pituitary-thalamic axis LCH, characterized by diabetes insipidus, was found in 44 patients. After treatment, 30 of these patients had disease free survival, but all required long term hormone replacement with desmopressin acetate. Lymph node involvement was found in 21 patients, and mucocutaneous involvement was found in 77 patients. CONCLUSIONS Patients with isolated bone LCH lesions have the best prognosis compared with patients with LCH involvement of other systems. By contrast, 20% of patients with multisystem involvement have a progressive disease course despite treatment. The identification of prognostic indicators to facilitate appropriate treatment and long term follow-up surveillance is recommended.
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- D M Howarth
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Chang SE, Choi JH, Sung KJ, Moon KC, Koh JK, Lim SD, Huh J, Shwayder T, Lee MW. Congenital CD34-positive granular cell dendrocytosis. J Cutan Pathol 1999; 26:253-8. [PMID: 10408351 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1999.tb01839.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Granular cell tumors involving the skin are mostly acquired lesions. The Schwann cell origin of these lesions is supported by positive immunostaining for S-100 protein and myelin basic protein. S-100- granular cell lesions rarely have been described in association with fibrous papules or dermatofibromas. The congenital variety of S-100- granular cell tumors occurs almost exclusively in the gingiva. The cell origin of these lesions is not well delineated. We report a hitherto undescribed case of a congenital cutaneous lesion which is histologically characterized by diffuse dermal infiltrates of S-100- but CD34+ granular dermal dendrocytes. The granular appearance of these CD34+ dendrocytes is attributed to an abundance of phagolysosomes. The pathogenetic mechanism of this unusual lesion remains to be elucidated.
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- S E Chang
- Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea
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Kusumakumary P, James FV, Chellam VG, Ratheesan K, Nair MK. Disseminated Langerhans cell histocytosis in children: treatment outcome. Am J Clin Oncol 1999; 22:180-3. [PMID: 10199456 DOI: 10.1097/00000421-199904000-00016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis is an interesting disorder with a variety of presentations and variable outcomes. This study evaluates response to treatment, recurrence, and survival in disseminated Langerhans cell histiocytosis treated at Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, India from 1983 through 1994. Thirty-five patients with disseminated Langerhans cell histiocytosis were seen. Six had group A disease, 21 had group B disease, and eight had group C disease. In group A, five of six patients are disease free at a median follow-up of 48 months. Two had recurrence after initial treatment, which was salvaged. In group B, 13 of 15 patients had complete response after chemotherapy, nine of whom experienced recurrence later. Three of five patients who received irradiation alone experienced recurrence. One died of progressive disease. Two patients were lost to follow-up. Seventeen of 20 are alive with median follow-up of 67 months. In group C, one of eight patients are alive after multiple recurrences. Of the surviving patients, 29% had significant sequelae. In summary, group A and B patients do well with treatment, and most of the recurrences can be salvaged. A significant proportion of patients have sequelae. Newer aggressive protocols must be developed for treating group C patients. Measures to prevent sequelae must also be developed.
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- P Kusumakumary
- Department of Paediatric Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, Kerala State, India
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Lazova R, Shapiro PE. Juvenile xanthogranuloma versus Langerhans cell histiocytosis (histiocytosis X). SEMINARS IN CUTANEOUS MEDICINE AND SURGERY 1999; 18:71-7. [PMID: 10188845 DOI: 10.1016/s1085-5629(99)80011-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- R Lazova
- Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven 06520, USA
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Stefanato CM, Andersen WK, Calonje E, Swain FA, Borghi S, Massone L, Kowalski JV, Bhawan J. Langerhans cell histiocytosis in the elderly: a report of three cases. J Am Acad Dermatol 1998; 39:375-8. [PMID: 9703158 DOI: 10.1016/s0190-9622(98)70395-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis is most common in children and is unusual in the elderly. We describe 3 cases of langerhans cell histiocytosis limited to the skin in elderly patients. Biopsy specimens showed a dermal infiltrate abutting the epidermis composed of atypical langerhans cells with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm and a "kidney-shaped" nucleus. Immunoperoxidase stain CD1a was positive in all 3 cases and S-100 stain was positive in 2. Electron microscopy revealed Birbeck granules in the cytoplasm of the atypical langerhans cells in 2 cases. Langerhans cell histiocytosis with skin involvement has a chronic course with an overall good prognosis. However, cutaneous manifestations may precede systemic involvement by many years.
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- C M Stefanato
- Department of Dermatology, Boston University Medical Center, Massachusetts 02118, USA
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis remains an enigmatic disease with protean manifestations. It may be self-limited in some, whereas in others, even intensive treatment is unsuccessful. The outcome depends on whether vital organ function is compromised at diagnosis or shortly thereafter, in which case the prognosis is grave.
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- M Aricò
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pavia, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Italy
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Nicholson HS, Egeler RM, Nesbit ME. The epidemiology of Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 1998; 12:379-84. [PMID: 9561907 DOI: 10.1016/s0889-8588(05)70517-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Little progress has been made in finding the causes of LCH. Epidemiologic studies are difficult because of the rarity of this disease. Although several associations have been demonstrated in case-control studies, particularly that with thyroid disease, no causal relationships have been documented. Additional case-control studies may uncover the to-date missing lead that may prove fruitful for epidemiologic investigation.
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- H S Nicholson
- Department of Pediatrics, Oregon Health Sciences University/NRC5, Portland, USA
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Lévy S, Capron D, Joly JP, Cordonnier C, Sevestre H, Delamarre J, Tribout B, Capron JP. Hepatic nodules as single organ involvement in an adult with Langerhans cell granulomatosis. A case report. J Clin Gastroenterol 1998; 26:69-73. [PMID: 9492869 DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199801000-00019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Liver involvement manifesting as hepatomegaly in Langerhans cell granulomatosis (LCG) is well known, but the definitive diagnosis is generally possible because other organs are involved. We report a 41-year-old white man who presented with cholestasis and liver nodules as an isolated hepatic LCG. The diagnosis of LCG was suspected based on routine histopathologic examination; the diagnosis became definitive 4 years later when Birbeck granules were found in the liver, an uncommon occurrence in this organ. This is an unusual presentation of a benign form of this disease and one of the first that reported Birbeck granules in the liver.
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- S Lévy
- Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Amiens Hospital, France
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Newell KA, Alonso EM, Kelly SM, Rubin CM, Thistlethwaite JR, Whitington PF. Association between liver transplantation for Langerhans cell histiocytosis, rejection, and development of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease in children. J Pediatr 1997; 131:98-104. [PMID: 9255199 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(97)70131-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is an unusual indication for orthotopic liver transplantation in children. Data from limited case reports suggest that orthotopic liver transplantation for LCH is associated with excellent survival rates and a low incidence of disease recurrence. However, in our experience, children who have transplantation for LCH appeared to experience a high incidence of refractory rejection and posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD). STUDY DESIGN Data from 398 liver transplants performed in 298 children younger than 16 years of age were reviewed to determine the presence of risk factors for PTLD in patients with LCH and other causes of liver failure. RESULTS The incidence of PTLD was significantly higher in children who received transplants for LCH compared with all indications (p < 0.001) and specific indications that were associated with the development of PTLD (p < 0.002). Among patients in whom PTLD developed, there was no significant difference in the incidence of primary Epstein-Barr virus infections in patients who receive transplantation for LCH (4/4, 100%) versus all other indications (12/14, 86%). Children who had transplantation for LCH were older than those who had transplantation for other indications (LCH median age 3.1 years, other indications 1 year). The incidence of rejection, especially refractory rejection, was greater in patients who had transplantation for LCH (100% and 50%, respectively) compared with those who had transplantation for other indications (70% and 10%, p < 0.02 for refractory rejection). CONCLUSIONS Patients who had transplantation for liver disease related to LCH experienced a 67% long-term survival (median follow up 5.8 years, range 2.1 to 7.5 years). Recurrent LCH occurred in only 33% of patients and was easily managed. However, PTLD developed in two thirds of these patients, perhaps in part because of the high incidence of refractory rejection. This series therefore demonstrates an association between a primary disease process and the development of PTLD. Although the data indicate that children with LCH-induced liver failure benefit from transplantation, special care must be exercised in screening for and preemptive treatment of PTLD.
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- K A Newell
- Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Geissmann F, Emile JF, Andry P, Thomas C, Fraitag S, De Prost Y, Brousse N. Lack of expression of E-cadherin is associated with dissemination of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis and poor outcome. J Pathol 1997; 181:301-4. [PMID: 9155716 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9896(199703)181:3<301::aid-path779>3.0.co;2-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Langerhans' cell histiocytosis (LCH) often occurs in children as a cutaneous disease. The course of the disease is characterized by either spontaneous resolution or multivisceral dissemination with poor prognosis. The pathogenesis of LCH is not known. Since E-cadherin mediates homophilic adhesion of normal Langerhans' cells to keratinocytes and is also a ligand of the alpha E beta 7 intraepithelial lymphocyte integrin, this study was undertaken to investigate whether its expression on LCH cells correlates with the clinical behaviour of the disease. Clinical records of 14 children with LCH, all of whom had cutaneous involvement, were retrospectively analysed. The expression of E-cadherin was studied by in situ immunohistochemistry on 22 frozen biopsy samples with two specific monoclonal antibodies. LCH cells of the seven children with only skin involvement were positive for E-cadherin. By contrast, LCH cells of the seven children who further developed extensive LCH disclosed a negative or low expression of E-cadherin. This study shows that dissemination and poor prognosis are associated with lack of E-cadherin expression on LCH cells. Aggressive clinical evolution of LCH may therefore be related to the loss of functions mediated by E-cadherin.
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- F Geissmann
- Service d' Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Université René Descartes-Paris V, France
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Hamre M, Hedberg J, Buckley J, Bhatia S, Finlay J, Meadows A, Nesbit M, Smithson A, Robison L. Langerhans cell histiocytosis: an exploratory epidemiologic study of 177 cases. MEDICAL AND PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY 1997; 28:92-7. [PMID: 8986144 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-911x(199702)28:2<92::aid-mpo2>3.0.co;2-n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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There is little information available regarding epidemiologic risk factors for Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH). An exploratory investigation was conducted using information obtained from parents of 177 cases of LCH diagnosed before 21 years of age (median 2 years). Utilizing data available from the Children's Cancer Group, LCH cases were compared to two matched control groups including 614 patients diagnosed with a variety of childhood cancers and 318 community controls. Questionnaire data included information on demographics, prenatal and perinatal factors, complications in the neonatal period, environmental exposures, family medical history, and childhood exposures. Factors found to be statistically significantly associated with an increased risk of LCH included: maternal urinary tract infection during the index pregnancy, feeding problems during infancy, and blood transfusions during infancy. Use of supplemental vitamins was associated with a significantly decreased risk of LCH. Results from this exploratory study provide a basis for speculation on potential etiologic risk factors for LCH. Future epidemiologic investigations of LCH need to consider the presenting disease characteristics in assessing possible etiologic factors.
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- M Hamre
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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