Langerhans' Cell Histiocytosis

Pulmonary Langerhans' Cell Histiocytosis

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a carcinomatous cancer occurring in many different organs, including the skin, lips, mouth, esophagus, urinary bladder, prostate, lungs, vagina, and cervix. It is a...

Stem Cells

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B-cell epitope dsDNA

Study finds 1 treatment stands above others for adults with Langerhans cell histiocytosis

(Baylor College of Medicine) A study by a Baylor College of Medicine physician-researcher has shed light on the most effective treatment for adults with Langerhans cell histiocytosis in bones.

For Adults With Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, One Treatment Stands Above Others

A study by a Baylor College of Medicine physician-researcher has shed light on the most effective treatment for adults with Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) in bones. LCH is a disease that can affe...

Study finds one treatment stands above others for adults with Langerhans cell histiocytosis

A study by a Baylor College of Medicine physician-researcher has shed light on the most effective treatment for adults with Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) in bones. LCH is a disease that can affe...

Study shows longer treatment for children with langerhans cell hystiocytosis improves survival rates

(Children's National Medical Center) A new international study finds that prolonged, intense initial treatment in children with multi-system Langerhans cell histiocytosis can achieve survival rates as...

Longer Treatment For Children With Langerhans Cell Hystiocytosis Improves Survival Rates

A new international study finds that prolonged, intense initial treatment in children with multi-system Langerhans cell histiocytosis (MS-LCH) can achieve survival rates as high as 84 percent - a full...

New hope for children with multi-system LCH

A new international study finds that prolonged, intense initial treatment in children with multi-system Langerhans cell histiocytosis can achieve survival rates as high as 84 percent-a full 15 percent...

IL-34 is a tissue-restricted ligand of CSF1R required for the development of Langerhans cells and microglia

Tissue-specific Langerhans cells and microglia develop in situ before birth. Colonna and colleagues identify IL-34 produced by keratinocytes and neurons as the relevant ligand of CSF1R necessary for t...

Human Beta-Defensin 3 Induces Maturation of Human Langerhans Cell–Like Dendritic Cells: An Antimicrobial Peptide that Functions as an Endogenous Adjuvant

Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis.

Herein, we described 16-year-old boy with pulmonary cysts in both lung fields and diagnosed as isolated pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis.

Langerhans cell histiocytosis in endoscopic biopsy: marked pinching artifacts by endoscopy.

Various diseases should be considered when evaluating a suprasellar mass. Diabetes insipidus has been reported as the primary manifestation in a patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis involving th...

Monosystemic, oligolesional Langerhans cell histiocytosis : A rare congenital dermatosis.

A five-day-old female infant presented with congenital red-livid papules and nodules on the head, chest, back and left arm. The nodule on the chest was ulcerated at birth. The pregnancy and delivery w...

Intracranial non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis presenting as an isolated intraparenchymal lesion.

Non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis in the absence of cutaneous or other organ involvement is very rare. A Caucasian boy age 3 years 11 months presented with episodes of recurrent right-side seizures ov...

F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging of solitary liver Langerhans cell histiocytosis: preliminary findings.

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a disorder of clonal proliferation of Langerhans-type cells. The imaging findings of LCH are not specific. A 27-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital becau...