Radiotherapy in langerhans cell histiocytosis : a rare indication in a rare disease [PDF]
Introduction: Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) represents a rare benign disorder, previously designated as "Histiocytosis X", "Type II Histiocytosis" or "Langerhans Cell Granulomatosis".
Bruns, Frank +8 more
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Benign TdT-positive cells in pediatric and adult lymph nodes: a potential diagnostic pitfall [PDF]
Benign TdT-positive cells have been documented in a variety of non-hematopoietic tissues. Scant data are however available on their presence in non-neoplastic lymph nodes.
AGOSTINELLI, CLAUDIO +8 more
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A rare cause of recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax: Birt-hogg-dube syndrome [PDF]
Birt-Hogg-Dube (BHD) syndrome is an unusual disorder characterized by the triad of cutaneous lesions, renal tumors and lung cysts. In cases with BHD syndrome, the frequency of recurrent pneumothorax is increased due to presence of multiple lung cysts. It
Demirci, M. +3 more
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Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration associated with lymphoepithelial carcinoma of the tonsil [PDF]
Background: Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) is a classical tumor-associated, immune-mediated disease typically associated with gynecological malignancies, small-cell lung-cancer or lymphoma.
Hartmann, Sylvia +5 more
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Cytophagic Histiocytic Panniculitis (CHP) in a Patient with SLE Found after Autopsy: When a Rash Is "Complicated!" [PDF]
Introduction: Cytophagic histolytic panniculitis (CHP) is a clinical disorder characterized by nodular panniculitis of the subcutaneous adipose tissue. It was first described in 1980 by Winkelmann.
Abbas, Hafsa +4 more
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Choroidal Neovascular Membrane Formation and Retinochoroidopathy in a Patient with Systemic Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature [PDF]
We report a case of bilateral atrophic retinochoroidopathy with choroidal neovascular membrane (CNVM) formation in a patient with systemic Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH).
Foster, Charles Stephen +3 more
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BRAF V600E mutations in urine and plasma cell-free DNA from patients with Erdheim-Chester disease. [PDF]
Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare histiocytosis with a high prevalence of BRAF V600E mutation (>50% of patients). Patients with BRAF-mutant ECD can respond to BRAF inhibitors.
Cabrilo, Goran +12 more
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A rare case of oral multisystem Langerhans cell histiocytosis [PDF]
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disorder characterized by high proliferation of Langerhans dendritic cells. LCH is a solitary or multifocal disease that primarily involves bone tissue and often affects children and young men. A 29 years-old
Facciolo, Maria Teresa +4 more
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Langerhans´cell histiocytosis [PDF]
La histiocitosis de células de Langerhans (HCL), anteriormente conocida como histiocitosis X, es una enfermedad poco frecuente caracterizada por la acumulación y proliferación de histiocitos, eosinófilos y células de Langerhans, con inclusión de gránulos
Casanovas, A., Elena, G., Rosso, Diego
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Orbital involvement in Rosai-Dorfman disease [PDF]
A doença de Rosai-Dorfman (DRD) ou histiocitose sinusal com linfadenopatia maciça é uma entidade clínica idiopática, rara e benigna, caracterizada pela proliferação histiocitária com linfofagocitose. Geralmente se apresenta com linfoadenomegalia cervical,
GONÇALVES, Allan C. Pieroni +4 more
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