Zajko J
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Bratisl Lek Listy. 2013;114(8):488-90. doi: 10.4149/bll_2013_102.
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) in the mandible is a rare disease. LCH was formerly known as histiocytosis X. Histiocytosis X is a granulomatous condition that derives form a clonal proliferation of histiocytes. It has a variable clinical course. LCG may be local or disseminated. It is a reactive disorder or a truly malignant process. This article describes a case of a 45 - year old man with Langerhans cell histiocytosis in his jaw (Fig. 4, Ref. 11).
下颌骨朗格汉斯细胞组织细胞增多症（LCH）是一种罕见疾病。LCH以前被称为组织细胞增多症X。组织细胞增多症X是一种肉芽肿性疾病，源于组织细胞的克隆性增殖。其临床病程多变。LCH可为局限性或播散性。它是一种反应性疾病或真正的恶性过程。本文描述了一例45岁男性下颌骨朗格汉斯细胞组织细胞增多症病例（图4，参考文献11）。
