Langerhans cell histiocytosis of vulva and cervix in a 19-year-old woman

P Stentella; L Cipriano; R Covello; L Faticanti Scucchi; A Frega

doi:10.1159/000291414

Langerhans cell histiocytosis of vulva and cervix in a 19-year-old woman

Gynecol Obstet Invest. 1997;44(1):67-9. doi: 10.1159/000291414.

Authors

P Stentella¹, L Cipriano, R Covello, L Faticanti Scucchi, A Frega

Affiliation

¹ 2nd Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.

PMID: 9251959
DOI: 10.1159/000291414

Abstract

Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the female genital tract is a rare disease. A clinical diagnosis is impossible to establish because no typical lesions are found. Immunohistochemistry of bioptic samples is the easier technique to obtain the correct diagnosis. We present a case of a 19-year-old woman with Langerhans cell histiocytosis of mandible and maxilla with subsequent cervical and vulvar histiocytosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / diagnosis*
Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / pathology
Humans
Immunoenzyme Techniques
Mandibular Diseases / complications
Mandibular Diseases / pathology
Maxillary Diseases / complications
Maxillary Diseases / pathology
S100 Proteins / analysis
Uterine Cervical Diseases / complications
Uterine Cervical Diseases / diagnosis*
Uterine Cervical Diseases / pathology
Vulvar Diseases / complications
Vulvar Diseases / diagnosis*
Vulvar Diseases / pathology

Substances

S100 Proteins