Isolated adult Langerhans' cell histiocytosis in cervical lymph nodes: Should it be treated?

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 123, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1055-1057

  Lo, W C ^a   Chen, C C ^b   Tsai, C C ^b   Cheng, P W ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c ORIENTAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adult; Immunohistochemistry; Langerhans' Cell Histiocytosis; Lymph Node

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LANGERHANS CELL; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SMOKING;

BIOPSY; HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 70450188878     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215108004155     Document Type: Article

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