• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.279-282
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• 2005

Hitiocytosis X, recently termed Langergans cell histiocytosis, is a rare disease histologically characterized by an abnormal proliferation of histiocytes, and of which the pathophysiology is still ambiguous. The clinical presentation is highly varied. Typically, there is a solitary or multiple bony involvements, and less frequently, lesions are found in other organs such as the lungs, liver, lymph nodes, skin, and mucosae. Interestingly, so far, there has been no report which shows multiple developments in both soft and hard tissues. In this report, we present a case of hitiocytosis X in both mandible and lung. This may provide some information for understanding the pathophysilogy of the histiocytosis X.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.718-725
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• 1996

Histiocytosis X is the abnormal proliferation of histiocytes and usually a massive aggregation of eosinophilic leukocytes. The clinical features and prognosises of subclasses of histiocytosis X depend on the severity and extent of the organ involvement. The subclasses include Letterer-Siwe disease(Acute disseminated histiocytosis X), eosinophilic granuloma, Hand-Schuller-Christian disease. Letterer-Siwe disease(acute, subacute form) refers to the form of disease that is most often fatal because of the widespread skeletal, extraskeletal lesion ; this usually affects infants and children less than 3 years of age. Eosinophilic granuloma(histiocytosis X, localized) refers to a chronic form of disease with skeletal lesion ; It usually affects children and young adult. Hand-Schuller-Christian disease(chronic form) refers to a chronic form of disease with skeletal, extraskeletal lesions. It usually affects children over the age of 3 years. In our hospital, 8 year old female patient visited complaining of hard swelling of mandibule body, left side and 6 year old female patient visited complaining of painful swelling of mandibular angle, right side. We diagnosed eosinophilic granuloma and curetted the lesiones and refered to Dept. pediatrics for chemotherapy. We present 2 cases to you with literatures.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.419-423
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• 1995

Pulmonary histiocytosis X is an idiopathic benign disease characterized by proliferation and infiltration of lung tissue by characteristic Langerhans cells and eosinophils. Pulmonary histiocytosis X is common in young male adults, and shows variable clinical characteristics. We experienced a case of pathologically proven pulmonary histiocytosis X in a 30-year-old man who visit to our hospital due to chest discomfort and cough. The chest radiograph of our patient shows right pneumothorax and characteristic multiple thin-walled cysts on the both upper lung fields. The HRCT shows multiple thin-walled cysts, a few scattered nodules in both upper and right middle lung, and right pneumothorax.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.140-145
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• 1993

Langerhans cell histiocytosis or histiocytosis X is a disease of unknown etiology characterized by proliferation of mature histiocytes. While a few descriptions of the cytologic features of eosinophilic granuloma ocurring in the bone have been published, reports of cytologic findings of lymph node-based Langerhans cell histiocytosis are very rare. We report the cytologic findings of a case of Langerhans cell histiocytosis diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology from the left supraclavicular and right inguinal lymph nodes in a 65-year-old male. Cytologic smears showed characteristic reticuloendothelial cells which have elongated, folded, grooved nuclei and abundant pale cytoplasms. Particularly, nuclei were highly irregular and multilobated. A few mitotic figures were present. The cytologic diagnosis was confirmed by tissue biopsies from the left supraclavicular and right inguinal lymph nodes. Proliferation of histiocytes were also present in the skin. Immunohistochemistry for S-100 protein, vimentin, $\alpha1-antichymotrypsin$ and lysozyme showed positive staining. Electron microscopy disclosed Birbeck granules.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제36권7호
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• pp.539-543
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• 2003

Langerhans 세포 조직구증은 과거에 조직구증 X로 불려진 질환으로서, 국소적 혹은 전신증상을 나타내며 비특이적인 조직구 증식을 특징으로 하는 질환군을 일컫는 말이다. 이 질환의 원인과 병리 기전은 아직 밝혀지지 않았으며, 호산구성 육아종, Hand-Shuller-Christian병, Letterer-Siwe병으로 대별되는 세 가지 질환 군에서 기본적인 병리학적 소견은 동일하다. 주로 어린 나이에 발생하나 어른에서도 발생한다. 저자들은 성인에서 늑골에 발생한 호산구성 육아종을 2예 치험하였다. 한 예는 요붕증을 동반하였고 다른 한 예는 늑골에만 발생한 경우였다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.346-353
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• 2001

연구배경 : 조직구증식증(Histiocytosis X)는 Langerhans 세포의 단클론성 증식과 이로 인한 인체 장기로의 침윤을 특징으로하는 질환이다. 조직구증식증이 발병할 수 있는 장기로는 폐, 골격계, 피부, 뇌하수체, 간, 임파선, 갑상선 등이 있다. 폐 조직구증식중의 임상상과 예후에 대하여 알아보고 기존의 연구들과 비교해 보고자 하였다. 연구방법 : 1990년 1월부터 1998년 12월까지 서울대학교병원 내과에 입원하여 병리학적으로 폐조직구증식증을 진단 받은 14명을 대상으로 후향적 연구를 시행하였다. 환자들의 치료력을 확인하고 추적 관찰 기간 동안의 환자의 증상, 폐기능 검사 소견, 방사선 검사 소견으로 치료에 대한 반응여부를 조사하였다. 결 과 : 대상환자는 14명이었고 남자가 12명 여자가 2명이었다. 흡연은 8명(57%)에서만 하였고 폐 외 장기로의 침범은 5명에서 있었다. 8명의 환자에서 약물치료가 시행 되었으며 사망한 환자는 없었으며 1명의 환자에서만 증상의 악화를 경험하였다. 결 론 : 본 연구의 폐조직구증식증은 기존의 외국의 보고들과 비교하여 남성에서 많이 발병하고 흡연자의 비율이 비교적 낮으며 비교적 양호한 경과를 보이는 점에서 차이를 발견할 수 있었다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.55-60
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• 1997

Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis(Idiopathic Histiocytosis, Histiocytosis-X) is most often found in children and young adults, and cell proliferation with specific phenotype shows ultrastructural and immunohistochemical similarities with Langerhans Cells that normally exist in epithelium and mucosa. This disease occurs as single or multiple lesions in skull, ribs, vertebrae, mandible and long bones, and when it involves mandible, clinical sign and symptoms such as bone swelling and pain are noticed. When it involves alveolar bone, severe tooth mobility as well as gigival inflammation, proliferation, and ulceration are commonly found, and so it is not easy to differentiate it from general inflammatory diseases. Any local lesion at the tooth apex on the x-ray view needs to be differentiated from inflammatory disease, and multiple lesions from multiple ostoeoma and chronic multifocal osteomyelitis. This case is LCH in 51-year-old male patient ; this is a rare case, for the patient belongs to an age group with very low incidence rate of the disease. although three-timed biopsy tests and longterm observation at two university hospitals, it was misdiagnosed as multifocal osteomyelitis.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제30권sup1호
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• pp.124-127
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• 2001

Langerhans' cell histiocytosis is a rare disease showing proliferation of histiocytes in multiple organ system. Bone lesions are the most common radiolologic manifestation of Langerhans' cell hysticytosis. Extraskeletal sites of Langerhans' cell hystiocytosis involvement include the skin, lymph nodes, thymus, lungs, central nervous system, liver, pancrease, spleen, and bowel. The authors have experienced a case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis which involved the skull. A 3-year-old female presented with soft tissue mass on right periorbital area. Plain skull X-ray showed punched out bone lesion. Computed tomography showed non-enhancing osteolytic lesion on right frontal skull. Histologic findings of an excised mass revealed pathologic features of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.17-22
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• 1978

Two cases of Histiocytosis X, a Hand-Schuller-Christian disease and a Letterer-Siwe disease, are,examined light and electron microscopically. Many of the histiocytes without appreciable lipid contained numerous rod-shaped structure identical to Langerhan's granules in the cytoplasm. The significance of this structure was discussed together with review of literature.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.152-157
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• 1994

본 저자들은 양측성으로 반복되는 자연기흉 소견을 보인 21세 남자 환자에서BAL은 시행하여 조직구내 Birbeck granule을 찾음으로써 확진할 수 있었던 골 침범을 동반한 폐 조직구증 1예를 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.