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Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis of the Clavicle in a 50-Year-Old Male: A Case Report

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare condition that usually occurs in children and commonly affects the skeletal system. It is extremely rare in adults, especially in the clavicles. In this report, we describe a pathologically confirmed case of LCH in the clavicle of a 50-year-old male. We...

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Publicado: The Korean Society of Radiology 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9514420/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36238072
http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2020.0112
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description Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare condition that usually occurs in children and commonly affects the skeletal system. It is extremely rare in adults, especially in the clavicles. In this report, we describe a pathologically confirmed case of LCH in the clavicle of a 50-year-old male. We report various radiological findings, such as plain radiography, CT, MR, and PET-CT, along with a review of the literature.
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spelling pubmed-95144202022-10-12 Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis of the Clavicle in a 50-Year-Old Male: A Case Report Taehan Yongsang Uihakhoe Chi Musculoskeletal Imaging Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare condition that usually occurs in children and commonly affects the skeletal system. It is extremely rare in adults, especially in the clavicles. In this report, we describe a pathologically confirmed case of LCH in the clavicle of a 50-year-old male. We report various radiological findings, such as plain radiography, CT, MR, and PET-CT, along with a review of the literature. The Korean Society of Radiology 2021-07 2021-05-20 /pmc/articles/PMC9514420/ /pubmed/36238072 http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2020.0112 Text en Copyrights © 2021 The Korean Society of Radiology https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) ) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis of the Clavicle in a 50-Year-Old Male: A Case Report
title_full Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis of the Clavicle in a 50-Year-Old Male: A Case Report
title_fullStr Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis of the Clavicle in a 50-Year-Old Male: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis of the Clavicle in a 50-Year-Old Male: A Case Report
title_short Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis of the Clavicle in a 50-Year-Old Male: A Case Report
title_sort langerhans cell histiocytosis of the clavicle in a 50-year-old male: a case report
topic Musculoskeletal Imaging
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9514420/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36238072
http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2020.0112
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