Histiocytosis X involving thyroid gland: a case report

Diffuse histiocytosis X involving thyroid gland is rare. A 10-year-old boy with progressively enlarged neck mass, skin rash over scalp and face, splinter hemorrhage, otitis externa, episodes of pneumothorax and abnormal liver function was hospitalized. Thyroid scan showed a nonfunctioning mass in th...

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Published inZhonghua yi xue za zhi (Taipei, Taiwan) Vol. 54; no. 4; p. 279
Main Authors Liu, C S, Chin, T W, Fahn, H J, Wei, C F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published China (Republic : 1949- ) 01.10.1994
Subjects
Biopsy, Needle
Child
Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell - pathology
Humans
Male
Thyroid Diseases - pathology
Thyroid Gland - pathology
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Summary:Diffuse histiocytosis X involving thyroid gland is rare. A 10-year-old boy with progressively enlarged neck mass, skin rash over scalp and face, splinter hemorrhage, otitis externa, episodes of pneumothorax and abnormal liver function was hospitalized. Thyroid scan showed a nonfunctioning mass in the right lobe of the thyroid and needle aspiration biopsy suspected histiocytosis X. Right thyroid lobectomy was performed and revealed histiocytosis X in light and electron microscopic examinations.
ISSN:0578-1337