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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2015; 10(02): 105-107
DOI: 10.4103/1793-5482.145177
CASE REPORT

Langerhans cell histiocytosis in monozygotic twins with central diabetes insipidus and hypophyseal masses

Sung-Tai Wei
1   Department of Neurosurgery, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
,
Der-Cherng Chen
1   Department of Neurosurgery, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
,
Der-Yang Cho
1   Department of Neurosurgery, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
2   Graduate Institute of Immunology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
,
Hung-Lin Lin
1   Department of Neurosurgery, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a systemic disease mainly affecting children and young adults. It can manifest as single system disorder or multi-system involvement. When the central nervous system is involved, the hypothalamic-pituitary axis is the most common location affected. Herein we report a rare case of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in monozygotic twins both with central diabetes and hypophyseal masses. This is the first report about LCH in monozygotic twins with hypophyseal lesions.

Key-words:

Diabetes insipidus - infundibulum - langerhans cell histiocytosis - twins


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22 September 2022

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