Multisystem langerhans cell histiocytosis with thymic involvement diagnosed with anterior mediastinal mass in a 2-month-old boy

Thymus gland involvement in Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is usually part of multi-system disease and may be more common than previously recognized. However, thymic involvement causing an anterior mediastinal mass is an extremely rare presentation of multisystem LCH. Here we report a 2-...

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Main Authors: Funda Tekkeşin, Arzu Okur, Betül Emine Derinkuyu, Nalan Akyürek, Aynur Oğuz, Ceyda Karadeniz, Faruk Güçlü Pınarlı
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2016-08-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1137