title: Clinico-pathologic conference: case 4. Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH).
abstract: A 13-month-old Japanese boy presented with painless swelling in a left mandible and cheek. Intraoral examination revealed swelling in the left mandible and hemorrhage of oral mucosa due to biting. CT images revealed a wide osteolytic lesion of the left mandible with floating teeth. Biopsy was carried out and histopathological diagnosis was discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Tokyo Dental College, 1-2-2 Masago, Mihama-ku, Chiba 261-8502, Japan. tmuramat@tdc.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Muramatsu
authors.forename: Gillian L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Sadamitsu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miyauchi
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimono
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002610:Cheek / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed