The sonographic appearance of lesions of the spleen and pancreas in an infant with Langerhans' cell histiocytosis
- 1 June 1994
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Pediatric Radiology
- Vol. 24 (3) , 222-223
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02012200
Abstract
Langerhans' cell histiocytosis (LCH), the term now used to describe the group of diseases known as histiocytosis X, is a rare disorder of the bone marrow-derived histiocytes that may involve the skin, bone, bone marrow, liver, spleen, lungs, lymph nodes, and rarely the pancreas. Sonographically demonstrable lesions of the spleen and pancreas have not been reported. We present a case of disseminated LCH in a 4-week-old infant to demonstrate the sonographic appearance of splenic and pancreatic lesions that occur with this disease.Keywords
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