Solitary Langerhans cell histiocytosis of liver with sclerosing cholangitis in an adult female [PDF]
, 2017 Liver is affected as a late complication of high risk cases of Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Sclerosing cholangitis is a rare pattern associated with Langerhans cell histiocytosis of liver, which is even rarer in the adult population and has high ...
Kader, Nazneen A. +2 more
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BRAFV600E mutation in cutaneous lesions of patients with adult Langerhans cell histiocytosis. [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is characterized by the proliferation of pathologic Langerhans cells. The disease can develop in any age and can affect almost any organ. Cutaneous involvement is frequent in LCH.
Badalian-Very +18 more
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Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2019 PURPOSE Off-label use of vemurafenib (VMF) to treat BRAFV600E mutation–positive, refractory, childhood Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) was evaluated. PATIENTS AND METHODS Fifty-four patients from 12 countries took VMF 20 mg/kg/d. They were classified
J. Donadieu +45 more
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BRAF V600E mutations in urine and plasma cell-free DNA from patients with Erdheim-Chester disease. [PDF]
, 2014 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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Measuring diffuse metabolic activity on FDG-PET/CT: new method for evaluating Langerhans cell histiocytosis activity in pulmonary parenchyma [PDF]
, 2012 Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH) is a rare cause of interstitial lung disease characterized by formation of nodules in the active phase of the disease that evolve into nonactive cystic lesions later on. To evaluate PLCH activity in patients,
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Langerhans' cell histiocytosis: Possible association with malignant germ cell tumour [PDF]
, 1995 A rare case of adult onset Langerhans' cell histiocytosis associated with dysgerminoma in a 35 year old Chinese woman is reported. The patient had a history of dysgerminoma of left ovary 15 years previously and had undergone surgery followed by ...
Lam, KY, Ng, IOL, Ng, WK
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis in adults: Advances in pathophysiology and treatment
Cancer Science, 2018 Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare systemic disorder characterized by the accumulation of CD1a+/Langerin+ LCH cells and wide‐ranging organ involvement.
Masayuki Kobayashi, A. Tojo
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A rare case of solitary brain Langerhans cell histiocytosis with intratumoral hemorrhage in a patient affected by Turner syndrome [PDF]
, 2016 Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disease involving clonal proliferation of cells with characteristics similar to bone marrow-derived Langerhans cells. The case of a young woman, affected by Turner syndrome and a solitary intraparenchymal LCH
Alafaci, C. +5 more
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Advances in Dermatology and Allergology, 2018 Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare clonal disease characterized by the proliferation of CD1a-positive immature dendritic cells. The purpose of this article was to present an updated review of recent advances in the pathogenesis, clinical features ...
Michalina Jezierska +4 more
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A rare case of oral multisystem Langerhans cell histiocytosis [PDF]
, 2017 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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