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Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in Paediatric Zygoma Swelling.


ABSTRACT: Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare neoplasm characterized by accumulation of histiocytes in various tissues. It has a wide clinical spectrum and its presentation may mimic clinical features of common diseases. High level of suspicion is required for early diagnosis. Here is a rare case of a rapidly aggressive LCH which first presented with right zygomatic swelling.

SUBMITTER: Ng SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9895686 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in Paediatric Zygoma Swelling.

Ng Syiao Wei SW   Zakawi Faredza Aliyaa FA   Shanmuganathan Jothi J   Al-Yahya Syarifah Nafisah SN  

Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India 20210330 Suppl 3


Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare neoplasm characterized by accumulation of histiocytes in various tissues. It has a wide clinical spectrum and its presentation may mimic clinical features of common diseases. High level of suspicion is required for early diagnosis. Here is a rare case of a rapidly aggressive LCH which first presented with right zygomatic swelling. ...[more]

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