information sourced from www.australiansarcomagroup.org

Langerhans Cell Sarcoma is a very rare subtype of Sarcoma. So rare that I would be surprised if there were more than 50 cases EVER documented, but then its hard to know as records are hard to obtain.

It is not to be confused with Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis , which is another condition that occurs mainly in children, of which there more cases worldwide. 

Treatments are experimental as there is little known about it. I wanted to start this website as a way to connect with others that have been diagnosed in order to combine knowledge between our medical teams . Whilst researching for known cases ( of which I have only found a handful) overseas, I realized that there is a need for us to connect to give us the best chance .

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.

THE MORE YOU KNOW ABOUT YOUR CONDITION,

THE BETTER YOU CAN DEAL WITH IT. 

Langerhans Cell Sarcoma ( translated )

Langerhans σάρκωμα κελί

sarcoma de cèl lules de Langerhans

朗格汉斯细胞肉瘤

sarcome à cellules de Langerhans

Langerhansovih stanica sarkom

Langerhans Cel sarcoom

Langerhans-Zell-Sarkom

sarcoma di cellule di Langerhans

клеток Лангерганса саркома

Langerhans cell sarkom

sarcoma de células de Langerhans

Langerhans celle sarkom

Langerhanske celler sarkom

langerhans klefi sarkmein 

Why I have started this webpage

My son, Daniel was diagnosed with this very rare Cancer late 2009. He was 18 at the time. He is doing really well as of September 2017 and there is no sign of tumour re occurrence. My reason for this website is to find other cases worldwide ( to date I have only found a handful) . We live in Sydney, Australia. Daniel was the only known case in this country, but we now know of another case in Adelaide.

Definitions- from internet sites

langerhans cell sarcoma

Rare malignant neoplasm of dendritic LANGERHANS CELLS exhibiting atypical cytology, frequent mitoses, and aggressive clinical behavior. They can be distinguished from other histiocytic and dendritic proliferations by immunohistochemical and ultrastructure studies. Cytologically benign proliferations of Langerhans cells are called LANGERHANS CELL HISTIOCYTOSIS.

Langerhans cell sarcoma is exceedingly rare. It has been reported in both adults and children. Multisystem involvement includes lymph nodes, liver, spleen, lung, and bone. Histology (Fig. 16-35) shows large cells with malignant features including hyperchromatic nuclei and prominent nucleoli. There may be nuclear grooves similar to those found in Langerhans cell histiocytosis, and there is a high mitotic rate. Birbeck granules are present on electron microscopy. Immunohistologic staining shows S-100 and focal CD1a positivity and, in some cases, positivity for CD68, CD45, and lysozyme.