Buza N, Lagarde DC, Dash S, Haque S. Langerhans cell histiocytosis: report of a single organ involvement in a child.
J Cell Mol Med 2005;
8:397-401. [PMID:
15491515 PMCID:
PMC6740301 DOI:
10.1111/j.1582-4934.2004.tb00329.x]
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Abstract
Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare disorder characterized by abnormal proliferation of Langerhans cells that can affect various organ systems. The disease usually presents as a unifocal lytic bone lesion and can affect any age group. Less frequently it presents as a disseminated disease with multisystem involvement. Hepatic manifestation in Langerhans cell histiocytosis is relatively rare and usually presents as a part of a disseminated process. We report a case of Langerhans cell histiocytosis involving only the liver in a 9-years-old child.
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