Rosai Dorfman Disease —A rare case of cervical lymphadenopathy
Rosai Dorfman disease is a rare cause of sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy. In developing countries, it often mimics some infectious diseases and malignancies and is often mismanaged.
Insiyah Amiji +7 more
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Prognostic Significance of Lymph Node Pattern in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) [PDF]
Background: Assessment of lymph node reactivity pattern is an important indicator of the host response status and prognosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).
Makesh Raj L.S. +2 more
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Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis and Frontal Headache
A most recent case record of the Massachusetts General Hospital involved a clinicopathological presentation of a 15-year-old boy admitted with frontal headache, right retro-orbital pain, and a retro-orbital mass that proved to be a Langerhans’ cell ...
J. Gordon Millichap
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Histiocytes: Multifaceted Regulators of Health and Disease
ABSTRACT The mononuclear phagocyte system encompasses macrophages, dendritic cells (DCs), and monocytes. Tissue‐resident macrophages and dendritic cells arise during embryogenesis and are replenished either through self‐renewal or by monocytes during inflammation.
Erika J. Gruber
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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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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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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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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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Erdheim-Chester Disease: a comprehensive review of the literature [PDF]
Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD) is a rare form of non Langerhans' cell histiocytosis. Individuals affected by this disease are typically adults between their 5th and 7th decades of life. Males and females are almost equally affected.
Mirra Manevich-Mazor +2 more
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ABSTRACT Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) could be a lethal disease if not diagnosed and managed timely. Oral involvement is rare and often presents as gingival hyperplasia with a traditional “strawberry gingivitis” appearance. Dental practitioners may be the first ones to encounter WG and may be able to prevent disease progression like the present case ...
Samaneh Salari +4 more
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