摘要
ObjectivesLangerhans'Cellhistiocytosis(LCH)isararedisease,whichremainspoorlyunderstoodandwhosecellularoriginremainsunknown.ToincreaseunderstandingoftemporalboneLCH,itisnecessarytostudyrecentadvancesinthediagnosisandtreatmentofthisdisease.MethodsThelongterm(5to30years)resultsof21temporalboneLCHcasestreatedbetween1973and2003werereviewed.Surgery,radiotherapy,pharmacologictherapyoracombinationofthesetreatmentswereemployedinthesecases.ResultsEighteenpatientswerecured(18/21,85%).Sixpatientsdevelopedresidualdiabetesinsipidus(DI)anddwarfism(28%).Threepatientsdied(14%).ConclusionsTheAlessiclassificationsystemforLCHbasedontheextentofdiseaseaccuratelypredictsprognosisandisausefulguideinselectingtreatmentmethodologies.X-ray,computedtomographyandmagneticresonanceimaginghaveprovedusefulindefiningtheextentofosseousandsofttissuediseases.DiagnosisofLCHisbasedonclinicalpresentations,radiographicfindingsandhistopathologicalresults.Surgeryandradiotherapyarethemaintreatmentmodalities.Pharmacologictherapyshouldbeusedinpatientswithaggressive,disseminate,andrefractorylesions.LCHhasapredilectionforchildrenandprognosisdependsonageandextentofvitalorganinvolvement.
出版日期
2007年01月11日（中国Betway体育网页登陆平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）
