Langerhans' cell histiocytosis in the parotid gland

Ann Clin Lab Sci. 2002 Spring;32(2):201-6.

Abstract

Langerhans' cell histiocytosis presenting as a parotid gland mass is extremely rare. We report a case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis in the parotid gland that occurred in a 34-year-old Korean male. The patient underwent parotidectomy followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. There has been no evidence of local recurrence or disease progression during 20 months after the lesion was first diagnosed. Differentiation of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis from Kimura's disease was crucial in this clinical setting.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Inclusion Bodies / pathology
  • Inclusion Bodies / ultrastructure
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology
  • Male
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Parotid Gland / pathology*