Jumat, 05 Agustus 2011

Childhood cancer: Langerhans histiocytosis (histiocytosis X)

Article by Arnel Saguban








Immune cells, histiocytes, multiply uncontrollably.In Langerhans cell histiocytosis (also called "Histiocytosis X" referred to) there is an excessive, malignant proliferation of a particular cell type of the immune system, the so-called histiocytes. This increase can occur in various organs and tissues. The statistical frequency of Langerhans cell histiocytosis is 0.4 cases per 100,000 people.There are three forms of Histiocytosis

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