Langerhans cell histiocytosis in the jugular foramen

Cui Daming; Xue Yajun; Shen Zhaoli; Shen Rui; Lou Meiqing

doi:10.1016/j.pjnns.2013.12.008

Langerhans cell histiocytosis in the jugular foramen

Neurol Neurochir Pol. 2014;48(2):158-62. doi: 10.1016/j.pjnns.2013.12.008. Epub 2014 Jan 23.

Authors

Cui Daming¹, Xue Yajun¹, Shen Zhaoli¹, Shen Rui¹, Lou Meiqing²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: kalantes@126.com.

PMID: 24821645
DOI: 10.1016/j.pjnns.2013.12.008

Abstract

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disease of neoplastic proliferation of monocyte-macrophage system. Although LCH can affect almost any organ, solitary involvement of jugular foramen is extremely rare and can present a diagnostic dilemma because of its rarity at this location. Here, we present the case of an adult patient with LCH affecting the jugular foramen, and review the relevant literature.

Keywords: Birbeck granules; Jugular foramen; Langerhans cell histiocytosis.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / pathology*
Humans
Jugular Veins / pathology*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Young Adult