Patients with cirrhosis of the liver usually present with a small shrunken liver and a large spleen. The presence of an unusually huge liver should prompt the treating doctor to look for another cause, as this may be treatable and improve the patient's ...
M. Kgomo, A. Elnagar, C. Jeske, J. Nagel
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Diagnosis of Rosai-Dorfman Disease by Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in a Case with Cervical Lymphadenopathy and Nasal Mass [PDF]
We report a case of Rosai-Dorfman Disease, a rare non neoplastic proliferative disorder of the cells of macrophage-histiocyte family, in a case with cervical lymphadenopathy and nasal mass diagnosed by fine needle aspiration ...
Jena, M
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Background: Rosai–Dorfman disease (RDD) is an uncommon, benign histiocytic proliferative disorder of unknown origin. It predominantly affects the lymph nodes, but can also be found extranodal in different organs.
J. Rocha-Maguey +4 more
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Post-Partum Pituitary Insufficiency and Livedo Reticularis Presenting a Diagnostic Challenge in a Resource Limited Setting in Tanzania: A Case Report, Clinical Discussion and Brief Review of Existing Literature. [PDF]
Pituitary disorders following pregnancy are an important yet under reported clinical entity in the developing world. Conversely, post partum panhypopituitarism has a more devastating impact on women in such settings due to high fertility rates, poor ...
A Cénac +27 more
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Tissue‐Resident Myeloid and Histiocytic Cells in Health and Disease: Novel Emerging Concepts
ABSTRACT Although all myeloid cells are considered to derive from hematopoietic stem cells, the cells in each myeloid lineage are heterogeneous populations, and their distribution and functions vary, depending on underlying physiologic and pathologic processes, age, sex, and genetic and epigenetic signatures.
Peter Valent +27 more
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Histiocytosis in Nigerian children: A report of two variants
Histiocytoses are a rare group of proliferative disorders with very similar clinical and histological pictures. We present a case report of two variants seen in an eight month old female and five month old male in a tertiary hospital in southern Nigeria.
Udo E +3 more
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis: current concepts in dentistry and case report [PDF]
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), which is a rare granulomatous pediatric disease of unknown etiology, is characterized by the idiopathic proliferation and accumulation of abnormal and clonal Langerhans cells or their ...
Alejo-Gonzalez, Francisco +4 more
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Neurosurgical interventions for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a single institution experience [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a frequent head and neck cancer in southern China and Southeast Asia. The majority of NPC patients are managed by radiation oncologists, medical oncologists and head and neck surgeons. Actually, neurosurgical
Chao Ke +11 more
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Rosai–Dorfman Disease, Presenting as a Mass in the Trachea: A Case Report
We present a rare case of Rosai–Dorfman disease (RDD) confined solely to the trachea. After initial bronchoscopic resection, systemic corticosteroid therapy was initiated due to lesion progression, successfully stabilizing the disease for 4 years. ABSTRACT A 45‐year‐old woman was referred to our clinic for evaluation of a 17 mm tracheal mass detected ...
Taeho Youn +3 more
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Differential Diagnoses of Systemic Mastocytosis in Routinely Processed Bone Marrow Biopsy Specimens: A Review [PDF]
Diagnosis of systemic mastocytosis (SM) is mainly based on the morphological demonstration of compact mast cell infiltrates in various tissue sites. In almost all patients such infiltrates are detected in the bone marrow.
Horny, H. -P., Sotlar, K., Valent, P.
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