title: Pulmonary Langerhans cell granulomatosis with extrapulmonary involvement.
abstract: Pulmonary Langerhans cell granulomatosis is defined as an abnormal Langerhans cells infiltration in the lungs. Multifocal involvement is unusual, however. We report 3 cases of pulmonary Langerhans cell granulomatosis combined with either rib, thyroid or hypothalamus involvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Ming-Sheng
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Chern
authors.forename: James Shih-Chi
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Mei-Han
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Tsung-Tsung
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Wing-Yin
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Michael Mu-Hou
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.forename: Yi-Hong
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Cheng-Yen
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Shi-Chuan
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012272:Ribs / Q000473:pathology; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology