title: Langerhans cell histiocytosis of vulva and cervix in a 19-year-old woman.
abstract: Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the female genital tract is a rare disease. A clinical diagnosis is impossible to establish because no typical lesions are found. Immunohistochemistry of bioptic samples is the easier technique to obtain the correct diagnosis. We present a case of a 19-year-old woman with Langerhans cell histiocytosis of mandible and maxilla with subsequent cervical and vulvar histiocytosis.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stentella
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cipriano
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Covello
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Faticanti Scucchi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frega
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D002577:Uterine Cervical Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D009418:S100 Proteins