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Study reveals surgery may be avoided for children with rare skull tumour

Jul 01, 2022

New Delhi, July 01 (ANI): According to a new study, a group of researchers discovered that surgery can be avoided in children with a rare tumour case of the skull. The findings of the study were published in New England Journal of Medicine. Langerhans-cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a group of disorders in which immune cells called Langerhans cells over proliferate and cause tissue damage or lesions. When this affects the skull in an isolated way, also known as solitary eosinophilic granuloma, children present with a painful skull mass. These tumours or masses do not represent...