Unusual site of Langerhans cell histiocytosis: cervical and vaginal involvement

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disorder with many morphological features that involve alterations in the immunohistochemical markers of Langerhans cells and in clonal neoplastic histiocyte proliferation. Clinically, LCH can present as a limited indolent disease, a chronic progressive disease, or a fulminant systemic illness. Lesions can appear in multiple areas; however, an LCH lesion localised to the cervix and vagina is uncommon. Genital LCH in adults is unusual and the rarity of cervical and vaginal LCH precludes the determination of the best staging procedures and treatments. We describe a Chinese woman with cervical and vaginal LCH.

• Publication year

  2019

• Venue

  Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

• Publication date

  2019-01-11

• Fields of study

  Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1080/01443615.2018.1535578PMID 30634883
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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