title: Gastrointestinal Erdheim-Chester disease.
abstract: We report a rare case of Erdheim-Chester Disease, a non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis. A 60-year old female presented with a seven-month history of vague abdominal symptoms. A large retroperitoneal mass was detected on computed tomography (CT), but multiple CT-guided biopsy samples were inconclusive. Laparoscopy revealed a mass in the distal ileum, which was resected. Histology and immuno-histochemistry supported a diagnosis of Erdheim-Chester Disease.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tevlin
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Cahalane
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Larkin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Treacy
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Connaghan
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Winter
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D031249:Erdheim-Chester Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D035583:Rare Diseases; D016896:Treatment Outcome