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Table 4 Imaging studies, type of lesions and tissue sampling methods of LCH bone lesions in cases (n = 64) of case reports

From: Unusual sites of bone involvement in Langerhans cell histiocytosis: a systematic review of the literature

 

n (%)

Imaging study

 

 Plain radiograph

30 (46.9)

 CT scan

47 (73.4)

 MRI

46 (71.9)

 Bone survey

14 (21.9)

 Bone scintigraphy

22 (34.4)

 PET/CT

10 (15.6)

Type of lesions

 

 Osteolytica

40 (62.5)

 Destructive

11 (17.2)

 Expansile lytic

8 (12.5)

 Erosive

5 (7.8)

Tissue sampling method

 

 Surgical biopsy

28 (43.7)

 Closed biopsy

12 (18.7)

 Open biopsy

11 (17.2)

 Needle biopsy

6 (9.4)

 CT-guided biopsy

5 (7.8)

 Curettage biopsy

1 (1.6)

 Sampling was not removed

1 (1.6)

  1. aIn 1case fluid–fluid level [29] and in another case "button sequesterum" [8] was seen