Histiocytosis X involving thyroid gland: a case report.
Diffuse histiocytosis X involving thyroid gland is rare. A 10-year-old boy with progressively enlarged neck mass, skin rash over scalp and face, splinter hemorrhage, otitis externa, episodes of pneumothorax and abnormal liver function was hospitalized. Thyroid scan showed a nonfunctioning mass in the right lobe of the thyroid and needle aspiration biopsy suspected histiocytosis X. Right thyroid lobectomy was performed and revealed histiocytosis X in light and electron microscopic examinations.
Liu
C S
CS
Department of Surgery, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Chin
T W
TW
Fahn
H J
HJ
Wei
C F
CF
D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002648:Child; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology