Rayamajhi Sampanna Jung, Shahi Rajive Raj, Maharjan Sagar, Sharma Samir, Sudhir Suman K C
Kundalini Diagnostic Center, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Narayani Samudaik Hospital and Research Center, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal.
Indian J Nucl Med. 2020 Oct-Dec;35(4):342-344. doi: 10.4103/ijnm.IJNM_88_20. Epub 2020 Oct 21.
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a disease of unknown pathogenesis characterized by the accumulation of Langerhans cells which show immunopositivity for S-100 and CD1a. LCH with skeletal muscle involvement has been rarely described in literature. F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (F-FDG PET/CT) is an important tool in identifying the sites of involvement in LCH. We present a rare case of muscle invasive LCH where F-FDG PET/CT showed involvement of multiple other sites such as the liver, bones, bone marrow, and possibly the thyroid gland in our case. Further, the current case also shows that liver involvement by LCH (possibly fibrotic phase) can be negative on PET but show lesions on CT.
朗格汉斯细胞组织细胞增多症(LCH)是一种发病机制不明的疾病,其特征是朗格汉斯细胞积聚,这些细胞对S-100和CD1a呈免疫阳性。文献中很少描述累及骨骼肌的LCH。氟脱氧葡萄糖正电子发射断层扫描/计算机断层扫描(F-FDG PET/CT)是识别LCH受累部位的重要工具。我们报告一例罕见的肌肉侵袭性LCH病例,在我们的病例中,F-FDG PET/CT显示多个其他部位受累,如肝脏、骨骼、骨髓,可能还有甲状腺。此外,本例还表明,LCH累及肝脏(可能处于纤维化期)在PET上可能为阴性,但在CT上显示病变。