Percutaneous vertebroplasty for Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the lumbar spine in an adult: Case report and review of the literature

  • Authors:
    • Fei Feng
    • Hai Tang
    • Hao Chen
    • Pu Jia
    • Li Bao
    • Jin-Jun Li
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  • Published online on: November 1, 2012     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2012.791
  • Pages: 128-132
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Abstract

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is extremely rare in the lumbar spine of adults. The radiological features typically manifest as vertebral tumors. The exact etiology of LCH remains unknown. Langerhans cells may cause local or systemic effects. The most frequent sites of these bony lesions are the skull, femur, mandible, pelvis and spine. To date, only 3 spinal LCH cases treated by percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) have been reported. The present study reports a case of LCH of the fourth lumbar vertebra (L4) in a 51‑year‑old male with a 10‑day history of low back pain, limited waist motion and right lower limb numbness. The patient was treated using PVP. The use of PVP for treating LCH of the spine was successful. The present study provides an up‑to‑date literature overview of LCH.
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Feng F, Tang H, Chen H, Jia P, Bao L and Li J: Percutaneous vertebroplasty for Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the lumbar spine in an adult: Case report and review of the literature. Exp Ther Med 5: 128-132, 2013.
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Feng, F., Tang, H., Chen, H., Jia, P., Bao, L., & Li, J. (2013). Percutaneous vertebroplasty for Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the lumbar spine in an adult: Case report and review of the literature. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 5, 128-132. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2012.791
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Feng, F., Tang, H., Chen, H., Jia, P., Bao, L., Li, J."Percutaneous vertebroplasty for Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the lumbar spine in an adult: Case report and review of the literature". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 5.1 (2013): 128-132.
Chicago
Feng, F., Tang, H., Chen, H., Jia, P., Bao, L., Li, J."Percutaneous vertebroplasty for Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the lumbar spine in an adult: Case report and review of the literature". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 5, no. 1 (2013): 128-132. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2012.791