Langerhans cell histiocytosis: another cause of a fluid–fluid level within an appendicular bony lesion

We report a case of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) occurring in the pelvis of a 2-year 11-month-old female with fluid–fluid level seen on MRI. Aspiration of the fluid during biopsy showed it to be blood with a few inflammatory cells and eosinophils. Tissue obtained during the biopsy confirmed t...

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Autores principales: Krishna Varanasi, Venkata Rama, Leong, May Ying, Tan, Ah Moy, Derrick Lian, Wen Quan, Teo, Eu Leong Harvey James
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The British Institute of Radiology 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6195935/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30364434
http://dx.doi.org/10.1259/bjrcr.20150408
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Sumario:We report a case of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) occurring in the pelvis of a 2-year 11-month-old female with fluid–fluid level seen on MRI. Aspiration of the fluid during biopsy showed it to be blood with a few inflammatory cells and eosinophils. Tissue obtained during the biopsy confirmed the diagnosis to be LCH. While fluid–fluid levels have been infrequently encountered in skull lesions due to LCH, they have yet to be reported in lesions of the appendicular skeleton. The aim of this report is to familiarize radiologists with the fact that fluid–fluid levels can occur in LCH of the appendicular skeleton in children.

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