title: Epidural spinal cord compression in Langerhans cell histiocytosis: a case report.
abstract: Langerhans cell histiocytosis, also known as histiocytosis X, is a rare proliferative disorder of histiocytes. Spinal involvement in the course of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in adult is rare, and epidural location is exceptional. We present a rare case of epidural involvement by Langerhans cell histiocytosis in a 71-year-old man to highlight the importance of considering Langerhans cell histiocytosis in the differential diagnosis of epidural spinal cord compression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana , Cisanello - Pisa , Italy.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Montemurro
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Perrini
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vannozzi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004824:Epidural Space / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers