Open AccessAn unusual presentation of Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Author(s) -
Palak Agarwal,
Manju Kaushal
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.151142
Subject(s) - langerhans cell histiocytosis , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , lesion , head and neck , incidence (geometry) , histiocytosis , pathology , lytic cycle , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , rare disease , dermatology , disease , radiology , surgery , virus , botany , virology , biology , optics , genus , physics
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a relatively rare and unique disease. An incidence of 7.9% in the jaws is reported. We report a case of 9-year-old male child referred to us from dental outpatient department, who presented with a firm swelling in right lower jaw along with bilateral submandibular lymphadenopathy for 1-month. Fine-needle aspiration was done from lytic lesion in the body of mandible and multiple smears were prepared. On the basis of the clinical and cytomorphological findings, a diagnosis of LCH was suggested. The diagnosis was confirmed on histology. Thus, a high possibility of LCH should be considered in children presenting with lytic lesions in head and neck region.