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We report a 6-year-old girl with Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) of the sternum successfully managed with intralesional methylprednisolone. Sternal LCH is a rare condition with only 8 cases published to date. Management has included partial sternectomy, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Recent literature regardin g the solitary osseous focus of LCH supports conservative management with excell ent outcome after intralesional steroid administration and reports of spontaneou s resolution of disease. We advocate that conservative management should also be applied to LCH of the sternum.
We report a 6-year-old girl with Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) of the sternum successfully managed with intralesional methylprednisolone. Sternal LCH is a rare condition with only 8 cases published to date. Management has included partial sternectomy, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Recent literature regardin g the solitary osseous focus of LCH supports conservative management with excell ent outcome after intralesional steroid administration and reports of spontaneou s resolution of disease. We advocate that conservative management should also be applied to LCH of the sternum.