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ArticleCureus2026

Targeted Therapy in Erdheim-Chester Disease: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Ammar Alromdhan, Yagnapriya Ammakola, Gonzalo Cantu Soriano, Wasey Rehman, Joseph Fullmer, Mohammad Chisti

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Ammar AlromdhanInternal Medicine, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Royal Oak, USA.
Yagnapriya AmmakolaInternal Medicine, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, USA.
Gonzalo Cantu SorianoPathology and Laboratory Medicine, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, USA.
Wasey RehmanMedicine, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, USA.
Joseph FullmerPathology and Laboratory Medicine, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, USA.
Mohammad ChistiOncology, Corewell Health Southeast-Troy Campus, Troy, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Erdheim-Chester disease is a rare, aggressive non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis characterized by multisystem infiltration of histiocytes. It commonly affects middle-aged men and is driven by acquired mutations in the MAPK signaling pathway. This essential cellular pathway relays extracellular signals to the nucleus and regulates cell proliferation and survival. We report the case of a 39-year-old male who presented with progressive, severe left-sided frontal and temporal headaches. Imaging revealed a symptomatic craniocervical mass, a nonsecreting pituitary lesion, and bilateral perinephric soft tissue infiltration extending throughout the retroperitoneum. Histopathologic evaluation demonstrated foamy histiocytes consistent with Erdheim-Chester disease, and molecular testing identified a

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braf v600eerdheim-chester diseasenon-langerhans cell histiocytosistargeted therapyvemurafenib

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PMID42333372
PMCPMC13283345

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