Single benign metastasising leiomyoma of an inguinal lymph node.

Benign metastasising leiomyoma (BML) is a rare benign disease associated with uterine leiomyoma and history of uterine surgery. It most frequently occurs in premenopausal woman, with a pulmonary localisation, and consisting of multiple nodules. We present an uncommon case of a 69-year-old woman with a single BML of an inguinal lymph node.

[Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the dens axis].

Background: Langerhans cell histiocytosis, formerly known as histiocytosis X, is characterised by clonal proliferation of pathologic cells resembling Langerhans cells. Langerhans cell histiocytosis is commonly localised in the bones of the skull or in the skin; however, a great variety of foci has been described.

Case: A general practitioner referred a 25-year-old man to the neurologist because of progressive pain in the neck that had arisen spontaneously.