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Chest pain caused by Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis in an isolated rib

Elsevier, Asian Journal of Surgery,

Volume 45, Issue 8,

2022
Authors
Ling Ai, Jingyuan Li, Wenjun Wang, Yuying Li

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a myeloid neoplasm. It generally occurs in young children and has wide-ranging organ involvement. Localized pain and tumor formation are common clinical manifestations of bone LCH.1 But isolated LCH in a rib is infrequent. We report here a rare case of chest pain caused by isolated rib LCH in an adult male.