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.
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Institute of Oncology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. serkupeli@yahoo.com
Serhan
S
Küpeli
Ali
A
Varan
Mehmet
M
Ayvaz
Sevket
S
Ruacan
Münevver
M
Büyükpamukçu
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