Presentation
Back pain and anemia
Patient Data
Age: 13 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Langerhans cell histiocytosis - vertebra plana
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Frontal X-ray shows vertebra plana of L1.
From the case:
Langerhans cell histiocytosis - vertebra plana
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The L1 vertebral body is collapsed. T12 and L2 vertebral bodies show heterogeneous signal intensity with adjacent soft tissue mass.
Case Discussion
The histologic specimen comprises sheets of histiocytic cells with eosinophils and giant cells and plasma cells. Most common cause of vertebra plana in children, is Langerhans cell histiocytosis, more often in thoracic spine.