Concurrent Langerhans cell histiocytosis and nephroblastoma

Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2009 May;52(5):662-4. doi: 10.1002/pbc.21927.

Abstract

Both Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) and nephroblastoma are rare in children. We report herein the first case of a patient with both diseases concurrently. A 2-year-old female presented with bone pain and swelling of the right humerus. As a result of the local incision biopsy, she was diagnosed as LCH. A nephroblastoma of the left kidney was discovered during her staging work-up. After complete resection of the nephroblastoma, she received standard chemoradiotherapy for nephroblastoma. She is alive without relapse 14 months after initial presentation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / complications*
  • Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Wilms Tumor / complications*
  • Wilms Tumor / diagnostic imaging