Article
Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: An Update From the Pathologists' Perspective.
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine - 1 Mar 2016
Roden Anja C, Yi Eunhee S
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH) is a rare histiocytic disorder that almost exclusively affects the lungs of smokers. PLCH is characterized by bronchiolocentric nodules and/or cysts in an upper and mid lung distribution with sparing of the costophrenic angles. The diagnosis can be challenging and often requires transbronchial biopsy or surgical lung biopsy. Pulmonary hypertension is a...
Topics
- Amino Acid Substitution
- Biopsy
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell
- Humans
- Hypertension, Pulmonary
- Immunohistochemistry
- Lung
- Mutation
- Prognosis
