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Localized Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the thymus with BRAF V600E mutation: a case report with immunohistochemical and genetic analyses.
Human pathology - 1 Jun 2014
Oishi Naoki, Kondo Tetsuo, Mochizuki Kunio, Inoue Tomohiro, Kasai Kazunari, Nakazawa Tadao, Mitsumori Toru, Katoh Ryohei
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We report a case of localized Langerhans cell histiocytosis characterized by clonal aggregation of Langerhans cells in the thymus and identified with molecular genetic study. A 43-year-old Japanese woman was found to have an anterior mediastinal mass by radiologic studies. Laparoscopy-assisted biopsy was subsequently performed. Histologically, we found subtle nodules scattered in the thymus consisting of...
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