A Gluteal Mass Of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Mimicking Malignancy In A Two-Year-Old Boy: A Case Report
- Author:
Zainal Abidin Ibrahim
;
Wong Siong Lung
;
Pan Kok Long
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Langerhans cell histiocytosis, gluteal mass, medical sciences
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
2009;16(1):48-50
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a disease primarily affects the bone. More than 50 percent of the
disease occurs between the age of 1 and 15. We reported a case of a 2 year old boy who presented with
a gluteal mass. Radiographic imaging showed an osteolytic lesion suspicious of malignancy. However,
the histological diagnosis was Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
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