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ArticleEuropean thyroid journal2024

Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the suprasellar region: diagnosis based on thyroid cytology.

Maria Mavromati, Verdiana Caironi, Essia Saiji, Maria-Isabel Vargas, Shahan Momjian, Stephanie Andrade-Lopes, Capucine Gubert, Marco Stefano Demarchi, Ismini Mainta, François R Jornayvaz and 3 more

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Maria MavromatiDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Nutrition and Therapeutic Education, Geneva University Hospitals, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-3085-2928
Verdiana CaironiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Lugano Regional Hospital, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Via Tesserete Lugano, Switzerland.
Essia SaijiDepartment of Pathology, Geneva University Hospitals, University of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil, Geneva, Switzerland.
Maria-Isabel VargasDepartment of Neuroradiology, Geneva University Hospitals, University of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil, Geneva, Switzerland.
Shahan MomjianDepartment of Neurosurgery, Geneva University Hospitals, University of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil, Geneva, Switzerland.
Stephanie Andrade-LopesDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Nutrition and Therapeutic Education, Geneva University Hospitals, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil, Geneva, Switzerland.
Capucine GubertDepartment of Internal Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, University of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil, Geneva, Switzerland.
Marco Stefano DemarchiDepartment of Thoracic and Endocrine Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil, Geneva, Switzerland.
Ismini MaintaDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil, Geneva, Switzerland.
François R JornayvazDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Nutrition and Therapeutic Education, Geneva University Hospitals, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil, Geneva, Switzerland.
Kaveh SamiiDepartment of Hematology, Geneva University Hospitals, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil, Geneva, Switzerland.
Grégoire StalderService and Central Laboratory of Hematology, Lausanne University Hospital, rue du Bugnon Lausanne, Switzerland.
Sophie LeboulleuxDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Nutrition and Therapeutic Education, Geneva University Hospitals, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil, Geneva, Switzerland.

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Abstract

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) may present as unifocal disease of the suprasellar region, with symptoms and signs of hypopituitarism, arginine vasopressin deficiency (AVP-D), and weight gain. Transcranial biopsy is necessary to define diagnosis and guide treatment decisions, but it is associated with significant morbidity. We describe a patient with Hashimoto thyroiditis and a single hypothalamic mass in whom LCH diagnosis was made by thyroid fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) performed despite nonspecific findings in thyroid imaging, on the basis of a slightly elevated [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) avidity on PET/CT and volume increase during follow-up.

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Histiocytosis, Langerhans-CellThyroid GlandAdultBiopsy, Fine-NeedleCytodiagnosisFemaleFluorodeoxyglucose F18Hashimoto DiseaseHumansMalePositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyFluorodeoxyglucose F18histiocytosishypothalamic lesionthyroid FNA

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PMID38718824
PMCPMC11227055

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