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Contributors: Gary Nace, Juan Calisto and Marcus Malek
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) is an exceedingly rare proliferative disorder in which pathologic histiocytic cells accumulate in nearly every organ. Our patient, a five-month-old, six kilogram female with mild pulmonary valve stenosis, had both thymic and lung tissue involvement. To date there has never been a report of a thymic LCH with lung metastases in an infant. She underwent a video assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17797/2qbbejhisy
Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Thymectomy
Metastatic Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
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Standard Thoracoscopic Equipment
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Preoperative echocardiogram shows a large thymic mass.
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Haupt, Riccardo; Minkov, Milen; Astigarraga, Itziar; Sch�¤fer, Eva; Nanduri Vasanta; Jubran, Rima; Egeler, R. Maarten; Janka, Gritta; Micic, Dragan; Rodriguez-Galindo, Carlos; Van Gool, Stefaan; Visser, Johannes; Weitzman, Sheila; Donadieu, Jean (February 2013). "Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH): Guidelines for diagnosis, clinical work-up, and treatment for patients till the age of 18 years". Pediatric Blood & Cancer 60 (2): 175�¢184
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