| Autor: |
Foulet-Rogé, Armelle, Josselin, Nicolas, Guyetant, Serge, Gardet, Jean-Jacques, Besancon, Anne, Saint-André, Jean-Paul, Fabiani, Bettina |
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Endocrine Pathology; Sep2002, Vol. 13 Issue 3, p227-233, 7p |
| Abstrakt: |
We report a case of a 42-yr-old woman with Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) confined to the thyroid and associated with lymphocytic thyroiditis and a papillary microcarcinoma. This patient remains free of symptoms 14 mo after surgery. Thyroid LCH is rare. In children, it usually occurs as part of a multisystemic disease, whereas it is usually exclusive in adults. Isolated thyroid LCH is frequently associated with another thyroid disease, especially lymphocytic thyroiditis, suggesting that it is a reactive process rather than a neoplastic proliferation. The prognosis of isolated thyroid LCH is good. However, because it can rarely precede or reveal a multisystemic disease, additional investigations as well as a prolonged follow-up are justified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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