Nonoperative Management of Childhood Calvarial Langerhans-Cell Histiocytosis

In a prospective series of 17 children with Langerhans-cell histiocytosis of the skull, all the lesions resolved spontaneously by 1 year. This approach contrasts with the usual practice of surgery for these lesions.

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Published in:	The New England journal of medicine Vol. 386; no. 26; pp. 2532 - 2534
Main Authors:	Steinbok, Paul, Cheong, Alexander, Dix, David B., Bhatia, Sanjiv, Handler, Michael H., Limbrick, David D., Niazi, Toba, Price, Angela V., Ragheb, John, Souweidane, Mark, Tamber, Mandeep S., Sandberg, David I.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Boston Massachusetts Medical Society 30-06-2022
Subjects:	Biopsy Chemotherapy Children Enrollments Ethics Hematology Histiocytosis Langerhans cell histiocytosis Magnetic resonance imaging Neurology Neurosurgery Neurosurgery General Oncology Oncology General Patients Pediatrics Pediatrics General Rheumatology Rheumatology General Surgery Surgery General Teenagers
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Summary:	In a prospective series of 17 children with Langerhans-cell histiocytosis of the skull, all the lesions resolved spontaneously by 1 year. This approach contrasts with the usual practice of surgery for these lesions.
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ISSN:	0028-4793 1533-4406
DOI:	10.1056/NEJMc2203820