Surgical treatment of Langerhans cell histiocytosis with bone and soft tissue involvement in pediatric patients

Volume: 40 Number: 4 November 20, 2006
  • Levent Eralp
  • Harzem Ozger
  • Korhan Ozkan
  • Kerem Bilsel
  • Rejin Kebudi
  • İnci Ayan
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Surgical treatment of Langerhans cell histiocytosis with bone and soft tissue involvement in pediatric patients

Abstract

Objectives: We evaluated pediatric patients who underwent surgery for Langerhans cell histiocytosis with mono- or polyostatic involvement and an extensive soft tissue component and/or a high risk for pathologic fractures. Methods: The study included 13 children (6 boys, 7 girls; mean age 6 years; range 2 to 11 years) who were treated surgically for bone and soft tissue involvement of Langerhans cell histiocytosis with a high risk for fractures of the long bones and the pelvis. Eleven patients had only skeletal involvement while three patients had multisystem involvement. There were 17 bone lesions in the following localizations: acetabulum (n=7), femur neck and subtrochanteric region-proximal femur (n=5), and proximal (n=2) and distal (n=2) humerus. One patient had multifocal bone involvement. The risk for pathologic fractures was assessed using the scoring system of Mirels. Treatment consisted of surgery followed by chemotherapy. The results of treatment were evaluated according to the criteria by the Study Group of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis. The mean follow-up after orthopedic surgery was 67 months (range 34 to 172 months). Results: Only one patient developed recurrence, in which case bone marrow involvement responded well to chemotherapy. Radiographically, graft consolidation was observed in all the patients in the third postoperative month. No bone sequelae such as shortness and deformity were detected throughout the follow-up period. Conclusion: Surgical treatment combined with chemotherapy is effective in the treatment of aggressive histiocytic bone lesions associated with extensive soft tissue involvement and high risk for fractures.

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Harzem Ozger This is me

Korhan Ozkan This is me

Kerem Bilsel This is me

Rejin Kebudi This is me

İnci Ayan This is me

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November 20, 2006

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March 7, 2014

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Year 2006 Volume: 40 Number: 4

APA
Eralp, L., Ozger, H., Ozkan, K., Bilsel, K., Kebudi, R., & Ayan, İ. (2006). Surgical treatment of Langerhans cell histiocytosis with bone and soft tissue involvement in pediatric patients. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 40(4), 280-284. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v40i4.1682
AMA
1.Eralp L, Ozger H, Ozkan K, Bilsel K, Kebudi R, Ayan İ. Surgical treatment of Langerhans cell histiocytosis with bone and soft tissue involvement in pediatric patients. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;40(4):280-284. doi:10.3944/aott.v40i4.1682
Chicago
Eralp, Levent, Harzem Ozger, Korhan Ozkan, Kerem Bilsel, Rejin Kebudi, and İnci Ayan. 2006. “Surgical Treatment of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis With Bone and Soft Tissue Involvement in Pediatric Patients”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 40 (4): 280-84. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v40i4.1682.
EndNote
Eralp L, Ozger H, Ozkan K, Bilsel K, Kebudi R, Ayan İ (November 1, 2006) Surgical treatment of Langerhans cell histiocytosis with bone and soft tissue involvement in pediatric patients. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 40 4 280–284.
IEEE
[1]L. Eralp, H. Ozger, K. Ozkan, K. Bilsel, R. Kebudi, and İ. Ayan, “Surgical treatment of Langerhans cell histiocytosis with bone and soft tissue involvement in pediatric patients”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 280–284, Nov. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v40i4.1682.
ISNAD
Eralp, Levent - Ozger, Harzem - Ozkan, Korhan - Bilsel, Kerem - Kebudi, Rejin - Ayan, İnci. “Surgical Treatment of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis With Bone and Soft Tissue Involvement in Pediatric Patients”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 40/4 (November 1, 2006): 280-284. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v40i4.1682.
JAMA
1.Eralp L, Ozger H, Ozkan K, Bilsel K, Kebudi R, Ayan İ. Surgical treatment of Langerhans cell histiocytosis with bone and soft tissue involvement in pediatric patients. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;40:280–284.
MLA
Eralp, Levent, et al. “Surgical Treatment of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis With Bone and Soft Tissue Involvement in Pediatric Patients”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 40, no. 4, Nov. 2006, pp. 280-4, doi:10.3944/aott.v40i4.1682.
Vancouver
1.Levent Eralp, Harzem Ozger, Korhan Ozkan, Kerem Bilsel, Rejin Kebudi, İnci Ayan. Surgical treatment of Langerhans cell histiocytosis with bone and soft tissue involvement in pediatric patients. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Nov. 1;40(4):280-4. doi:10.3944/aott.v40i4.1682