histiocytosis

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histiocytosis

[‚his·tē·ō‚sī′tō·səs]

(medicine)

Abnormal proliferation of histiocytes, especially in hematopoietic tissues.

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lipid histiocytosis

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Langerhans cell sarcoma arising from Langerhans cell histiocytosis: a case report.

Langerhans cell sarcoma of the axillary lymph node: a case report and review of the literature / Aksiller Lenf Nodunun Langerhans Hucreli Sarhomu: Olgu Sunumu ve Literaturun Gazden Gecirilmesi

Targeting MCL1 and BCL2A1 in Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis

Targeting BCL2 family in human myeloid dendritic cells: a challenge to cure diseases with chronic inflammations associated with bone loss

Rosai-Dorfman disease, or sinus histiocytosis, with massive lymphadenopathy is a rare benign histiocytosis commonly affecting children and young adults, slightly more common in males - 58% for males versus 42% for females.

Rosai-Dorfman's disease, an uncommon cause of common clinical presentation

Central diabetes insipidus as presenting symptom of Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2004;43:594-9.

Intense Pituitary 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Uptake in a Patient with Diabetes Insipidus

A clinicopathological analysis of 160 cases of adult Langerhans cell histiocytosis (in Chinese).

Respiratory Failure, Hepatic Failure, and Hemoptysis with Thrombocytopenia in a 79-Year-Old Man

Selective CT for PET/CT: dose reduction in Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Pediatr Radiol.

The utility of PET/MRI in pediatric malignancies

Keywords: Non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis, xanthoma disseminatum.

A case of xanthoma disseminatum: A rare type of non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis

(3.) Braiteh F, Boxrud C, Esmaeli B, Kurzrock R.Successful treatment of Erdheim-Chester disease, a non-Langerhans-cell histiocytosis, with interferon-alpha.

A 36-year-old man with arthralgia and bone pain

Elevated serum levels of the decoy receptor osteprotegerin in children with Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Pediatr Res 2006; 59: 281-6.

Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis of Bilateral Mastoid Cavity

Langerhans cell histiocytosis comprise 7%-10.8% of scalp masses in children (13).

Histopathological Profile of Surgically Excised Scalp and Skull Lesions

Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis: an update from the pathologists' perspective.

Morphometric Study of Pulmonary Arterial Changes in Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis

One patient was diagnosed as Langerhans cell histiocytosis, for which he underwent incisional biopsy followed by steroids with no recurrence.