Langerhans cell histiocytosis: 37 cases in a single Brazilian institution

OBJECTIVES: To improve the level of 'definitive' diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis by immunohistochemical investigation of the CD1a surface antigen and to compare outcomes in respect to age, gender, stage of the disease, treatment response and level of diagnostic accuracy. METHODS...

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Main Authors: Luciana Terra Babeto, Benigna Maria de Oliveira, Lúcia Porto Fonseca de Castro, Márcia Kanadani Campos, Maria Thereza Macedo Valadares, Marcos Borato Viana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842011000500011