Open AccessA case of langerhans cell histiocytosis of the mandible that spontaneously regressed after biopsy in a child
Author(s) -
Ono Kisho,
Okui Tatsuo,
Kunisada Yuki,
Obata Kyoichi,
Masui Masanori,
Ryumon Shoji,
Ibaragi Soichiro,
Nakamura Tomoya,
Sasaki Akira
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4321
Subject(s) - medicine , langerhans cell histiocytosis , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , biopsy , surgery , radiology , pathology , disease , botany , biology , genus
In younger patients of LCH, we should consider that the effectiveness of follow‐up without aggressive treatment for SS‐type LCH in the oral and maxillofacial bone. However, there are very rare case in which an SS‐type LCH recurred after showing a healing tendency. Regular follow‐up must be performed even after healing.