Sinus histiocytosis with nodal and extranodal involvement--a case report.
A two and half years old male child of sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy, paraplegia and spinal cord involvement was treated with surgery and radiotherapy for the spinal cord compression and later with chemotherapy for his nodal disease in the neck. There was a significant improvement in his neurologic status as well as in his nodal status reiterating the role of combination therapy in this disease.
Bhaskar
V
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Department of Radiotherapy, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore 560029.
Swamy
Kumara
K
Reddy
B K M
BK
Supe
Sanjay S
SS
Kumar
Rekha V
RV
D002675:Child, Preschool; D015618:Histiocytosis, Sinus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery