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| Multifocal multisystem Langerhans cell histiocytosis | | Multifocal multisystem Langerhans cell histiocytosis | ||
| Letterer-Siwe disease | | Letterer-Siwe disease | ||
| natural history 2 year survival, 50% five year survival with treatment | | outcome dependent on organ involved,<ref name=pmid21351807>{{Cite journal | last1 = Minkov | first1 = M. | title = Multisystem Langerhans cell histiocytosis in children: current treatment and future directions. | journal = Paediatr Drugs | volume = 13 | issue = 2 | pages = 75-86 | month = Apr | year = 2011 | doi = 10.2165/11538540-000000000-00000 | PMID = 21351807 }}</ref> natural history 2 year survival, 50% five year survival with treatment | ||
| children | | usu. children < 2 years old, rarely adults<ref name=pmid22470214>{{Cite journal | last1 = Garg | first1 = A. | last2 = Kumar | first2 = P. | title = Multisystem Langerhans cell histiocytosis in adult. | journal = Indian J Dermatol | volume = 57 | issue = 1 | pages = 58-60 | month = Jan | year = 2012 | doi = 10.4103/0019-5154.92683 | PMID = 22470214 }}</ref> | ||
| multiple systems (skin, spleen, liver, lung, bone marrow) | | multiple systems (skin, spleen, liver, lung, bone marrow) | ||
| genetic | | genetic | ||
Revision as of 12:46, 5 May 2012
Langerhans cell histiocytosis, abbreviated LCH, is a rare genetic disorder of tissue macrophages. It broadly fits into the category of histiocytoses. It used to known as eosinophilic granuloma. It has been referred to by several eponyms - Hand-Schüller-Christian disease, Abt-Letterer-Siwe disease or Letterer-Siwe disease, and histiocytosis X.
General
LCH is really three diseases - that happen to share the same histology:[1]
| Disease | Other name(s) | Prognosis | Demographic | Location | Risks/cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis | Eosinophilic granuloma | good with smoking cessation | adults - smokers | lung only; typically upper lung field | due to smoking |
| Multifocal multisystem Langerhans cell histiocytosis | Letterer-Siwe disease | outcome dependent on organ involved,[2] natural history 2 year survival, 50% five year survival with treatment | usu. children < 2 years old, rarely adults[3] | multiple systems (skin, spleen, liver, lung, bone marrow) | genetic |
| Unifocal and multifocal unisystem Langerhans cell histiocytosis | Eosinophilic granuloma, Hand-Schuller-Christian syndrome = bone defect, diabetes insipidus & exopthalmos | exicse, may spontaneously regress | children (?) | usu. bone, skin, lungs, stomach | genetic (?) |
Microscopic
Features:
- Langerhans cells histiocytes - key feature.
- Clusters of cells (histiocytes) with a reniform (kidney-shaped) nucleus and abundant foamy cytoplasm.
- Nucleus may look like a "coffee bean", i.e. have nuclear grooves (similar to those in papillary thyroid carcinoma) -- appearance dependent on the rotation of the nucleus.[4]
- Chromatin pattern: fine granular, light gray.
- Clusters of cells (histiocytes) with a reniform (kidney-shaped) nucleus and abundant foamy cytoplasm.
- +/-Eosinophils - often prominent.
Images:
- WC:
- www:
DDx:
- Kimura disease - eosinophilia.
- See lymph node pathology.
IHC
Electron microscopy
Etiology:
- Cell membrane invagination.[6]
Appearance:
- Electron dense, cytoplasmic tennis racket-like body.
Images:
See also
References
- ↑ Mitchell, Richard; Kumar, Vinay; Fausto, Nelson; Abbas, Abul K.; Aster, Jon (2011). Pocket Companion to Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease (8th ed.). Elsevier Saunders. pp. 338-9. ISBN 978-1416054542.
- ↑ Minkov, M. (Apr 2011). "Multisystem Langerhans cell histiocytosis in children: current treatment and future directions.". Paediatr Drugs 13 (2): 75-86. doi:10.2165/11538540-000000000-00000. PMID 21351807.
- ↑ Garg, A.; Kumar, P. (Jan 2012). "Multisystem Langerhans cell histiocytosis in adult.". Indian J Dermatol 57 (1): 58-60. doi:10.4103/0019-5154.92683. PMID 22470214.
- ↑ BN. 15 March 2011.
- ↑ Online 'Mendelian Inheritance in Man' (OMIM) 604862
- ↑ URL: http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case147/micro.html. Accessed on: 7 January 2012.
- ↑ URL: http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case298.html. Accessed on: 14 January 2012.