Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the lung and thyroid, co-existing with papillary thyroid cancer.
A 24-year-old man presented to our center with a huge goiter compressing his airway. He had a previous diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) of the lung. Core needle biopsy was consistent with histiocytosis. Thyroidectomy was performed. A very invasive mass was encountered at the time of surgery. Histopathology result was consistent with an invasive papillary cancer of thyroid co-occurring with LCH. Although association of LCH with different malignancies has been reported, co-existing invasive papillary thyroid cancer and LCH is a rare combination.
Jamaati
Hamid Reza
HR
Department of Internal Medicine, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (NRITLD), Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. hrjamaati@nritld.ac.ir
Shadmehr
Mohammad Behgam
MB
Saidi
Bahare
B
Khosravi
Adnan
A
Arab
Mehrdad
M
Mohammadi
Forouzan
F