title: Spontaneous resolution of an eosinophilic granuloma of the mandible following open biopsy.
abstract: Langerhans cell histiocytosis X is a clonal proliferation of dendritic cells of the immune system, which can affect multiple organ systems and range in behavior from a benign inflammatory process to a much more aggressive process. Only few isolated cases have been reported in the jaws. This case represents an example of Langerhans cell histiocytosis X in the mandible, which resolved following incisional biopsy without any further surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Chief Resident at Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA. Electronic address: Gregory.plona@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Gregory A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Plona
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Dentistry, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA. Electronic address: mwiltz@montefiore.org.
authors.forename: Mauricio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wiltz
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Departments of Dental Medicine and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, NSLIJ Health System, New Hyde Park, NY; Attending, Departments of Dentistry and Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kelsch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous