Langerhans cell histiocytosis involving the liver of a male smoker: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Langerhans' cell histiocytosis is a proliferative histiocytic disorder of unknown cause originating from dendritic cells. CASE PRESENTATION: The authors report a case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis in a 48-year-old man with multisystemic disease presentation, including liv...

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Autores principales: Savva-Bordalo, Joana, Freitas-Silva, Margarida
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2615032/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19063726
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-376
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Langerhans' cell histiocytosis is a proliferative histiocytic disorder of unknown cause originating from dendritic cells. CASE PRESENTATION: The authors report a case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis in a 48-year-old man with multisystemic disease presentation, including liver involvement. CONCLUSION: Hepatic involvement is an uncommon feature in this rare disease and there is no consensus on the most effective therapeutic approach.

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