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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 16.
Published in final edited form as: Surv Ophthalmol. 2012 Dec 13;58(4):330–340. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2012.09.004

Table 4.

Treatment strategies of orbital LCH.

Treatment Type of LCH References
observation LCH, diagnosed elsewhere (sequential multifocal LCH) 67
incisional biopsy (w/o curettage) unisystem, unifocal LCH 68, 69
biopsy and curettage/complete excision unisystem, unifocal LCH 18, 20, 45, 46, 72
subtotal curettage and intralesional methylprednisolone (30–125 mg) unisystem, unifocal LCH (recurrence - 1 case report) 27, 45, 52
radiation (400–800cGy ) unisystem, unifocal LCH 27, 45, 46
chemotherapy (various combinations of prednisone, vinblastine, etoposide, methometrexate, 2-cda, 6-mercaptopurine) unisystem, unifocal LCH with contact to the Dura Mater multifocal/multisystem LCH recurrent disease 19, 66, 71, 72, 77
surgical excision, radiation & chemotherapy single report of “aggressive” LCH 73