Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the vulva.
A case of an 82-year-old woman with an ulcerated vulvar nodule suspected to be malignant is presented. The lesion turned out to be the primary localization of a generalized Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Six cases with a similar presentation have been reported previously and are reviewed.
Department of Pathology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam.
J L
JL
Blaauwgeers
O P
OP
Bleker
S
S
Veltkamp
H M
HM
Weigel
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D054747:Histiocytic Sarcoma; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell; D006801:Humans; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms