title: Langerhans' cell histiocytosis: a case report.
abstract: The authors describe the morphologic features of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis and discuss the main prognostic factors which divide patients into two groups requiring different treatment. They then describe a case of multifocal Langerhans' cell histiocytosis due to pelvic osteolysis and early diabetes insipidus, emphasizing the effectiveness of the combination of surgery and chemotherapy and the rapid reparative new bone formation.
authors.affiliation: I Divisione Ortopedia-Traumatologia, Istituto Scientifico Giannina Gaslini, Genova.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pinelli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gandus
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Becchetti
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000150:complications; D005047:Etoposide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000473:pathology; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005047:Etoposide