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Clinico-pathologic conference: case 4. Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH)
Takashi Muramatsu1, Gillian L Hall, Sadamitsu Hashimoto
1Department of Pathology, Tokyo Dental College, 1-2-2 Masago, Mihama-ku, Chiba 261-8502, Japan. tmuramat@tdc.ac.jp
Head and Neck Pathology
|November 20, 2010
Abstract:
A 13-month-old Japanese boy presented with painless swelling in a left mandible and cheek. Intraoral examination revealed swelling in the left mandible and hemorrhage of oral mucosa due to biting. CT images revealed a wide osteolytic lesion of the left mandible with floating teeth. Biopsy was carried out and histopathological diagnosis was discussed.