Congenital solid thigh mass: a report of nonself healing form of langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is very rarely seen in the pediatric age group. Self-healing is the usual clinical course in congenital LCH with cutaneous involvement. We describe a newborn with a solid mass in his thigh noticed at birth, without skin manifestations. LCH should be considered in the differential diagnosis of congenital solid masses.
Küpeli
Serhan
S
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Institute of Oncology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. serkupeli@yahoo.com
Varan
Ali
A
Ayvaz
Mehmet
M
Ruacan
Sevket
S
Büyükpamukçu
Münevver
M
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D013848:Thigh / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography