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Extraskeletal soft tissue masses of Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis

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 Typically, soft-tissue involvement with Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis (LCH) is the result of extension from adjacent bone marrow. We present a patient who developed soft-tissue masses of LCH, which did not arise as a result of extension from bone marrow, but instead produced extrinsic cortical erosion, preserving the marrow signal on MRI.

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  1. Department of Radiology, The Bryn Mawr Hospital, 130 South Bryn Mawr Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, USA, , , , , , US

    Mark E. Henck & E. L. Simpson

  2. Department of Pathology, The Bryn Mawr Hospital, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA, , , , , , US

    Richard H. Ochs

  3. Department of Orthopetics, The Bryn Mawr Hospital, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA, , , , , , US

    Joseph L. Eremus

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Henck, M., Simpson, E., Ochs, R. et al. Extraskeletal soft tissue masses of Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis. Skeletal Radiol 25, 409–412 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002560050107

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