Enlargement of Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the hypothalamus with progression into the basal ganglia and white matter.

Conclusions: Definitive histopathological diagnosis and subsequent appropriate therapy, such as steroid administration, are required when LCH lesions in the hypothalamus become progressively enlarged and new lesions appear in the brain parenchyma. PMID: 30450262 [PubMed]
Source: Surgical Neurology International - Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Surg Neurol Int Source Type: research