title: Complete pathological resolution of pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
abstract: Cigarette smoking is a major risk factor for pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (pLCH) and lung cancer. Resolution of pLCH may occur spontaneously, after smoking cessation or other interventions. However, despite clinicoradiological resolution, residual pulmonary Langerhans cells may be present and may lead to recurrent disease. We report the first case of pLCH with a complete histological resolution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, Leiden University Medical Center Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Maarten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ninaber
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, Rijnland Hospital Leiderdorp, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dik
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Elke
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Peters
keywords: Histology; lung cancer; pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis; smoking cessation