Langerhans cell (eosinophilic) granulomatosis: A clinicopathologic study encompassing 50 years

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 519-552

  Lieberman, Philip H ^b   Jones, Charles Ray ^c   Steinman, Ralph M ^c   Erlandson, Robert A ^c   Smith, Julius ^a   Gee, Timothy ^c   Huvos, Andrew ^c   Garin Chesa, Pilar ^c   Filippa, Daniel A ^c   Urmacher, Carlos ^c   Gangi, Maryann D ^c   Sperber, Martin ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CÂNCER   (Brazil)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Eosinophilic granuloma; Hand Schuller Christian disease; Langerhans cell; Langerhans cell granulomatosis; Letterer Siwe disease; Multifocal eosinophilic granuloma

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DAUNORUBICIN; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; VINBLASTINE SULFATE; VINCRISTINE;

ABT LETTERER SIWE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EOSINOPHILIC GRANULOMA; EXOPHTHALMOS; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; LANGERHANS CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EOSINOPHILIC GRANULOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 9244244690     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199605000-00001     Document Type: Article

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