ascopubs.org: Rare Case of Infratentorial Non-Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis With Lethal Outcome Presenting Multiple Diagnostic Difficulties Rare Case of Infratentorial Non-Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis With Lethal Outcome Presenting Multiple Diagnostic Difficulties Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis marked by the infiltration of lipid-laden histiocytes into multiple organ systems. Clinically, patients often present with ... Mixed histiocytosis (Langerhans cell histiocytosis [LCH] / Erdheim-Chester disease [ECD]) developing after treatment for initial skull LCH is not well recognized.

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EurekAlert!: Development and successful treatment of spinal mixed histiocytosis in an elderly woman following two relapses of BRAF-mutated unifocal skull langerhans cell histiocytosis Development of mixed histiocytosis (Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH))/Erdheim–Chester disease (ECD)) after treatment in patients with an initial skull LCH lesion has not been well recognized. An ... Development and successful treatment of spinal mixed histiocytosis in an elderly woman following two relapses of BRAF-mutated unifocal skull langerhans cell histiocytosis Histiocytic disorders in children are marked by the abnormal proliferation of cells from the mononuclear phagocyte system, which includes dendritic cells, monocytes, and macrophages. These cells, ...

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