Isolated vulvar Langerhans cell histiocytosis

• Primary vulvar Langerhans cell histiocytosis is rare with less than 40 reported cases. • Diagnosis of vulvar LCH requires prompt metastatic workup to rule out multisystem involvement. • Treatment protocols for isolated vulvar LCH vary widely and there is not an established standard of care. • Cont...

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Autores principales: Gwacham, Nnamdi I., Ward, David, McKenzie, Nathalie D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8134974/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34036139
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2021.100785
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description • Primary vulvar Langerhans cell histiocytosis is rare with less than 40 reported cases. • Diagnosis of vulvar LCH requires prompt metastatic workup to rule out multisystem involvement. • Treatment protocols for isolated vulvar LCH vary widely and there is not an established standard of care. • Continue surveillance is warranted even after prolonged periods of remission.
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spelling pubmed-81349742021-05-24 Isolated vulvar Langerhans cell histiocytosis Gwacham, Nnamdi I. Ward, David McKenzie, Nathalie D. Gynecol Oncol Rep Case Report • Primary vulvar Langerhans cell histiocytosis is rare with less than 40 reported cases. • Diagnosis of vulvar LCH requires prompt metastatic workup to rule out multisystem involvement. • Treatment protocols for isolated vulvar LCH vary widely and there is not an established standard of care. • Continue surveillance is warranted even after prolonged periods of remission. Elsevier 2021-05-07 /pmc/articles/PMC8134974/ /pubmed/34036139 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2021.100785 Text en © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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