Localized Chronic Form of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in the Femur of a 16-Year-Old Male Successfully Treated with Radiofrequency Ablation

Table 1

Summary of the previously reported patients’ characteristics and outcomes and comparison with this study’s data. M: male, F: female, RFA: radiofrequency ablation.

Study	Age	Sex	Location of the lesion	Outcome	Latest follow-up	Imaging modality used
Corby et al.	7	F	Femoral diaphysis	Full resolution of symptoms 7 days post-RFA	12 months post-RFA	Radiograph
	14	F	Iliac	Full resolution of symptoms 2 days post-RFA	11 months post-RFA	Radiograph
Beccee et al.	18	M	Iliac	Full resolution of symptoms	12 months post-RFA	N/A
Present study	16	M	Femoral diaphysis	Full resolution of symptoms immediately post-RFA	48 months post-RFA	Radiograph, CT scan, MRI scan