Open AccessIsolated Mediastinal Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in a 7-Year-Old Child
Author(s) -
Ghasem MiriAliabad,
Hamid Dahmardeh,
Mohammad Saleh Rajabi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
acta medica iranica.
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.218
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1735-9694
pISSN - 0044-6025
DOI - 10.18502/acta.v60i2.8825
Subject(s) - medicine , langerhans cell histiocytosis , mediastinal mass , mediastinum , differential diagnosis , biopsy , histiocytosis , computed tomography , radiology , immunohistochemistry , anterior mediastinum , pathology , disease
We describe the case of a 7-year-old boy who presented with suprasternal swelling. The chest computed tomography scan showed a large mass of mediastinum. Biopsy from the mediastinal mass was performed. Histologic and immunohistochemistry findings were consistent with Langerhans cell histiocytosis [LCH]. LCH should also be considered in the differential diagnosis of anterior mediastinal tumor in children.