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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2023

Langerhans cell histiocytosis misdiagnosed as thyroid malignancy: A case report.

Jing-Jing Shi, You Peng, Yu Zhang, Li Zhou, Gang Pan

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Article in World journal of clinical cases, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Jing-Jing ShiDepartment of Oncological Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China.
You PengDepartment of Oncological Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China.
Yu ZhangDepartment of Oncological Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China.
Li ZhouDepartment of Oncological Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China.
Gang PanDepartment of Oncological Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China. xjxsh@163.com.
Hangzhou First People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe incidence of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is low, and involvement of the thyroid is even rarer, which results in high missed diagnosis or misdiagnosis rates. CASE SUMMARY: We report a young woman with a thyroid nodule. Thyroid malignancy was suggested by fine needle aspiration, but she was eventually diagnosed with multisystem LCH, thus avoiding thyroidectomy.

conclusionThe clinical manifestations of LCH involving the thyroid are atypical, and the diagnosis depends on pathology. Surgery is the main method for treating primary thyroid LCH, while chemotherapy is the main treatment method for multisystem LCH.

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Case reportLangerhans cell histiocytosisThyroidThyroidectomyTreatment

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