title: Langerhans histiocytosis of the choledochus in an adult patient with a history of disseminated disease.
abstract: A 43 year-old man with a 15-year history of disseminated Langerhans histiocytosis (LH) in complete clinical remission was admitted with jaundice and abdominal pain. Pathological examination demonstrated LH in the choledochus associated with sclerosing cholangitis in the liver. Immunohistochemistry for S-100 protein and electron microscopy of the choledochus tissue showed Langerhans cell-like elements in the infiltrate. Our findings suggest that, in patients with disseminated Langerhans histiocytosis, liver function should be monitored, particularly, for signs of biliary obstruction, and demonstrate that such a finding is possible in adults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Istituto Scientifico Ospedale San Raffaele, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Di Palo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Faravelli
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Beretta
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Taccagni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007801:Langerhans Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male