Primary Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the vulva: Report of a case and brief review of the literature

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-68

  Pan, Zenggang ^a   Sharma, Sanjeev ^a   Sharma, Poonam ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Langerhans cell histiocytosis; Vulva

Indexed keywords

TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LANGERHANS CELL; MONONUCLEAR CELL; SKIN LYMPHOMA; VULVA DISEASE;

FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; VULVA; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 58849097134     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.44968     Document Type: Article

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