Langerhans cell histiocytosis arising after Hodgkin's disease

A Ferrari1, P Fabietti, G Vessecchia

  • 1Division of Pediatrics, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.

Insights

A young adult developed Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) after Hodgkin

Area of Science:

  • Oncology
  • Hematology
  • Pathology

Background:

  • Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare clonal proliferative disease.
  • Hodgkin's disease (HD) is a malignancy of the lymphatic system.
  • Associations between LCH and other malignancies, including HD, are infrequently reported.