Langerhans cell histiocytosis isolated to the thymus in a 7-month-old infant

Pediatr Int. 2019 Feb;61(2):205-206. doi: 10.1111/ped.13749. Epub 2019 Feb 15.

Authors

Naoya Matsumoto¹, Naohisa Toriumi¹, Takeo Sarashina¹, Naoki Hatakeyama¹, Hiroshi Azuma¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Asahikawa Medical University, Hokkaido, Japan.

PMID: 30767312
DOI: 10.1111/ped.13749

No abstract available

Keywords: Langerhans cell histiocytosis; airway compression; chemotherapy; single system; thymus.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
Female
Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / diagnosis*
Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / drug therapy
Humans
Infant
Positron-Emission Tomography / methods
Thymus Gland / pathology*
Thymus Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Thymus Neoplasms / drug therapy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods