Open AccessLangerhans Cell Histiocytosis in the Adult Lumbar Spine – A Case Report and Literature Review
Author(s) -
Charanjit Singh Dhillon,
Raviraj Tantry,
Shrikant Ega,
Chetan Shashikant Pophale,
Narendra Reddy Medagam,
Nilay Chhasatia
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of orthopaedic case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2321-3817
pISSN - 2250-0685
DOI - 10.13107/jocr.2020.v10.i09.1892
Subject(s) - medicine , corpectomy , langerhans cell histiocytosis , vertebra , lesion , radicular pain , sagittal plane , surgery , biopsy , radiology , lumbar , back pain , decompression , pathology , alternative medicine , disease
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) in spine is a benign disorder that mainly affects children and is rare in adults. The treatment of LCH in adults is still controversial. The literature is drought with reports regarding management of LCH in adults with pathological fracture. We report a case of LCH at L5 vertebra in an adult patient treated with posterior stabilization, decompression, and anterior corpectomy and reconstruction.