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Annals of Clinical & Laboratory Science 32:201-206 (2002)
© 2002 Association of Clinical Scientists

Case Report

Langerhans’ Cell Histiocytosis in the Parotid Gland

Farbod Darvishian1, Samit Hirawat2, Saul Teichberg1, David Wolk3, Steven L. Allen2 and Steven I. Hajdu1
1 Departments of Pathology, 2 Hematology/Oncology, and 3 Surgery, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York

Address correspondence to Steven I. Hajdu, M.D., Department of Pathology, North Shore University Hospital, 300 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA; tel 516 562 3250; fax 516 562 4591.

Abstract

Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis presenting as a parotid gland mass is extremely rare. We report a case of Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis in the parotid gland that occurred in a 34-year-old Korean male. The patient underwent parotidectomy followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. There has been no evidence of local recurrence or disease progression during 20 months after the lesion was first diagnosed. Differentiation of Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis from Kimura’s disease was crucial in this clinical setting.

Keywords: Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis, parotid gland, Kimura’s disease






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