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KMID : 0882420050690000929
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Korean Journal of Medicine
2005 Volume.69 No. 0 p.929 ~ p.933
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A case of Langerhans cell histiocytosis involving lung and liver
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Oh Hyun-Suk
Jung Yun-Ho
Yoon Yeo-Jun
Kim Yoon-Jung
Seo Ki-Hyun
Na Joo-Ock
Kim Yong-Hoon
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Abstract
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A 43-year-old man presented with dry cough and right chest pain. Chest X-ray shows normal and chest CT scan revealed thin-walled cysts of various sizes and nodules in both upper lobe. Abdominal CT scan revealed multiple low attenuated nodules in liver and multiple abdominal lymph nodes enlargement. Liver biopsy was performed. Light microscopic examination revealed proliferation and infiltration of Langerhans cell. Immunohistochemically, Langerhans cells showed strong cytoplasmic staining with S-100 protein and CD1a. He was diagnosed Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis
involving lung and liver.(Korean J Med 69:S929-S933, 2005)
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KEYWORD
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis, Lung, Liver
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