title: Langerhans' cell histiocytosis in the parotid gland.
abstract: Langerhans' cell histiocytosis presenting as a parotid gland mass is extremely rare. We report a case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis in the parotid gland that occurred in a 34-year-old Korean male. The patient underwent parotidectomy followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. There has been no evidence of local recurrence or disease progression during 20 months after the lesion was first diagnosed. Differentiation of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis from Kimura's disease was crucial in this clinical setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA.
authors.forename: Farbod
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Darvishian
authors.forename: Samit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirawat
authors.forename: Saul
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Teichberg
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wolk
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: Steven I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Hajdu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000796:Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000473:pathology*