1. [Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the thyroid: a case report].
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Chen WZ, Lv YX, Xu DB, Chen WZ, and Yu JC
- Subjects
- Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell complications, Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell surgery, Humans, Thyroid Diseases surgery, Thyroid Gland surgery, Thyroidectomy, Treatment Outcome, Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell diagnosis, Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell pathology, Thyroid Diseases pathology, Thyroid Gland pathology
- Abstract
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare monoclonal disease,its clinical presentation is highly variable because it can affect multiple organs, such as lung, bone, skin, lymph nodes, hypothalamopituitary axis, and other multiple sites. LCH involving the thyroid gland is extremely rare, here we reported a rare case of LCH involving thyroid, presenting as painless thyroid goiters., Competing Interests: The authors of this article and the planning committee members and staff have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose., (Copyright© by the Editorial Department of Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.)
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- 2017
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