One of these rare disorders -- which resembles some types of cancer-- is called Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... to tumors called granulomas in the skull and in other bones.

Texas Children's Hospital and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh has proposed a major revision to how Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is diagnosed and treated after analyzing patients with ...

Examples of LCH lesions involving the skull and brain ... unified diagnosis (histiocytosis X) to shared cytoplasmic structures with epidermal Langerhans cells (Langerhans-cell histiocytosis).