Open AccessHistiocytosis-X of fronto-ethmoid region
Author(s) -
Ashish Kumar,
Rahuldeb Chatterjee,
Sri Kumar
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02991710
Subject(s) - medicine , otorhinolaryngology , radiation therapy , etiology , head and neck surgery , chemotherapy , histiocytosis , rare disease , disease , dermatology , histiocytosis x , radiology , surgery , pathology
Histiocytosis-X is a rare disease. It occurs mostly in children. Aetiology is unknown. Treatment is by surgery, Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy, either singly or in combination. Prognosis depends on the degree of involvement. One such case is reported and discussed.