A case of congenital Langerhans cell histiocytosis with skin and thymic lesions: Exploring the prognostic value of thymus involvement

Thymus evaluation is not included in the guidelines of the Histiocyte Society, so its prevalence, management and prognosis are not well established. We present a newborn with self-healing cutaneous LCH and thymic involvement that was evaluated with a thoracic ultrasound. With the current evidence we...

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Main Authors: M.M. Escudero-Góngora, N. Knöpfel, M. Guibelalde, E. Amador, C. Saus, A. Martín-Santiago
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-10-01
Series:Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468124516300535