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[Langerhans cell histiocytosis in anogenital region]
M S Neto1, C H Carvalho, R Fadul
1Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, SP.
Revista Da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
|December 16, 1998
Abstract:
The Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) of the genital tract is rare, with only 48 cases related in the literature. There were reported only 2 cases in the anogenital region. We reported the third case of LCH in the anogenital region; patient was female, 31 years-old, caucasian and the diagnosis was confirmed by electron microscopic magnification. The treatment was local surgical excision and systemic chemotherapy.