title: Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the cervical spine in an adult: a case report.
abstract: We present a case of a 47-year-old-woman with a complaint of cervical pain with paresthetic appearance on her left arm. She was treated with analgetics. Further radiological evaluation because of the persistent pain revealed an osteolytic destruction of the fourth cervical vertebra. The patient underwent anterior cervical corpectomy with total excision of the tumor. Stabilization of the cervical spine was performed. Histology confirmed the diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) of the cervical spine. This case report presents the histopathological evaluation, diagnostic work-up and the treatment procedures because of rarity of cervical spinal LCH cases in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, and Izmir Tepecik Training Hospital, Department of Pathology, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Salih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sayhan
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Altinel
authors.forename: Cenk
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Erguden
authors.forename: Ceren
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kizmazoglu
authors.forename: Merih
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guray
authors.forename: Umit
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Acar
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome