Langerhans' cell histiocytosis of the jaw bones. Report of 11 cases

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 238-241

  Schepman, K P ^a   Radden, B G ^b   Van der Waal, I ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Jaw bones; Langerhans' cell histiocytosis; Oral involvement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HUMAN; JAW DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; JAW DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032133225     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1998.tb00170.x     Document Type: Article

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