A rare case of langerhans cell histiocytosis of the skull in an adult: a systematic review.

Rare Tumors

Whiteley-Martin Research Centre, Discipline of Surgery, University of Sydney, Nepean Hospital, Sydney Medical School, Nepean, Penrith, New South Wales.

Published: November 2013

We report a 41-year old male who presented to the Emergency Department after falling while water-skiing. He had a previous medical history included chronic headaches, which had persisted for the last 2-3 months prior to presentation. Computed tomography of the head showed a small hypersensitivity with a small extra axial collection with a maximum thickness of 1mm. Differential diagnoses included an arachnoid cyst, haemangioma, meningioma or a secondary lesion. A diagnosis of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis was made based on the histopathology examination and the immunoperoxidase staining.

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