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Langerhans Cell Histocytosis of the Mandible in a Pediatric Patient
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Langerhans Cell Histocytosis of the Mandible in a Pediatric Patient

Ahmed Alshadwi, Mohammed Nadershah and Saleh AlBazie
Journal of dentistry for children, Vol.80(3), pp.145-149
01/09/2013
PMID: 24351696

Abstract

Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine Life Sciences & Biomedicine Pediatrics Science & Technology
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare, proliferative disorder in which the accumulation of pathologic Langerhans cells leads to local tissue infiltration and destruction. In this article, a review of LCH is presented and a case of a single LCH lesion affecting the mandible of healthy infant is discussed. The history, radiological appearance, histopathology and treatment options are discussed.

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