Langerhans' Cell Histiocytosis with Thyroid Involvement Masquerading as Thyroid Carcinoma

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 180-184

  Wang, Wei Shu ^a,b   Liu, Jin Hwang ^a   Chiou, Tzeon Jye ^a   Hsieh, Ruey Kuen ^a   Yen, Chueh Chuan ^a   Chen, Po Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Birbeck granule; Langerhans' cell histiocytosis thyroid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; THYROID TUMOR; THYROIDECTOMY;

ADULT; CARCINOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 0031154485     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/27.3.180     Document Type: Article

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