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ReviewBMJ case reports2020

Langerhans cell histiocytosis in the occipital condyle: a case study and a brief review of the literature.

Nuno Cesar Barbosa, Acacio Ramos, Amets Sagarribay, Maria José Ribeiro

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Review in BMJ case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Nuno Cesar BarbosaOrtopedia, Hospital of Vila Franca de Xira, Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal nuno.barbosa@hvfx.pt.
Acacio RamosOrtopedia, Hospital of Vila Franca de Xira, Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal.
Amets SagarribayNeurocirurgia, Hospital Dona Estefania, Lisboa, Portugal.
Maria José RibeiroOncologia Pediátrica, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil EPE, Lisboa, Portugal.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a case study of a 5-year-old patient, who presented with left-sided torticollis. Due to persistence of problems, a CT and an MRI were made showing a single osteolytic lesion centred on right occipital condyle. After an open biopsy, histology confirmed it to be Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH). Torticollis or restricted range of motion is a presenting feature in 76% of children with LCH with cervical involvement. There remains much debate on the best treatment strategy. The clinical and radiological outcomes of the case study presented on this article support the treatment of LCH with chemotherapy in cases with solitary involvement of the occipital condyle.

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Child, PreschoolFemaleHistiocytosis, Langerhans-CellHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeck PainOccipital BoneRadionuclide ImagingTomography, X-Ray ComputedTorticollischemotherapyneurosurgeryorthopaedicspaediatric oncology

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PMID33310824
PMCPMC7735094

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