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ArticleRadiology case reports2019

Calvarial Langerhans cell histiocytosis in an Adult: Typical imaging findings in an atypical age group.

Amjad Samara, Jordan Nepute, Hsiang-Chih Lu, Richard J Perrin, Rami W Eldaya

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the sella in a pediatric patient: case report with review of the literature.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024
    Review
  3. Article
  4. Review
  5. Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in the Nasal Bone: A Rare Case.Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Amjad SamaraDepartment of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Jordan NeputeMallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Hsiang-Chih LuDivision of Neuropathology, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Richard J PerrinDivision of Neuropathology, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Rami W EldayaMallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Washington University in St. Louis · USMallinckrodt (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disorder characterized by neoplastic proliferation of Langerhans-type dendritic cells. LCH is most frequently encountered in the pediatric populations, and involvement of the skeletal system is a common manifestation. Herein, we report a case of LCH presented as an isolated skull lesion in a 66-year-old patient. This presentation has never been reported in the literature at this advanced age and suggests that, despite being exceptionally rare, clinicians should consider LCH in the differential diagnosis of skull lesions in the elderly with classical radiological appearance.

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Elderly patientLangerhans Cell HistiocytosisSkull lesion

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PMCPMC6796621
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