Isolated Mediastinal Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in a 7-Year-Old Child

Ghasem  Miri-Aliabad; Hamid Dahmardeh; Mohammad Saleh Rajabi

doi:10.18502/acta.v60i2.8825

Ghasem Miri-Aliabad Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Children and Adolescent Health Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
Hamid Dahmardeh Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
Mohammad Saleh Rajabi Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/acta.v60i2.8825

Keywords: Mediastinal mass; Langerhans cell histiocytosis; Children

Abstract

We describe the case of a 7-year-old boy who presented with suprasternal swelling. The chest computed tomography scan showed a large mass of mediastinum. Biopsy from the mediastinal mass was performed. Histologic and immunohistochemistry findings were consistent with Langerhans cell histiocytosis [LCH]. LCH should also be considered in the differential diagnosis of anterior mediastinal tumor in children.