Basilar invagination as a sequela of multisystem Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.
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Abstract
We report the presence of basilar invagination, an unexpected and previously undescribed abnormality of the skull base, in 7 of 38 long-term survivors of multisystem Langerhans' cell histiocytosis. The abnormality is acquired, but its pathogenesis is uncertain.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Diseases
- Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell
- Occipital Bone