Nationwide Survey of Single-System Single Site Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in Japan
Nationwide Survey of Single-System Single Site Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in Japan
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DOI:
10.1002/pbc.22224
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发表时间:
2010-01-01
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Ishii, Eiichi
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作者:
Morimoto, Akira;Ishida, Yasushi;Ishii, Eiichi
Background. Since neither a standard treatment nor a protocol study for single-system single site (SS-s)-type Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) exists, we conducted a nationwide survey in Japan to clarify the epidemiology and clinical outcome of this subtype. Procedure. Questionnaires regarding the clinical course of children with SS-s-type LCH diagnosed between 1995 and 2006 were sent to all members of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Hematology. Results. One hundred forty-six children with histologically proven SS-s LCH were evaluable. The most frequently affected organ was bone (82%), followed by skin (12%). Few patients (14%) had a CNS-RISK lesion defined by the Histiocyte Society. Patients with a skin lesion were diagnosed at a significantly younger age than patients with a bone lesion (median: 6 months vs. 5 years 11 months, P