title: A Case Report: The Diagnosis and Therapeutic Evaluation for a Rare Disease of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Involving Thyroid.
abstract: Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) involving the thyroid gland is extremely rare. Currently, the diagnosis and therapeutic evaluation for LCH involving thyroid is a challenge.We reported a rare case of LCH involving thyroid, presenting as painless thyroid goiters, and successfully performed positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) to make an accurate diagnosis and therapeutic evaluation for LCH.Although the histology or cytology is the golden standard for the diagnosis of LCH involving thyroid, the PET/CT should be keep in mind when LCH involving thyroid with inconclusive cytologic results. During the treatment of LCH, PET/CT can be performed to assess the therapeutic effect and select the most effective and reliable treatment for LCH.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Oncology (Y-FC, Q-XW, S-YD, LL, QL, E-DC, X-HZ); and Department of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China (C-JN).
authors.forename: Ye-Feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Qing-Xuan
authors.initials: QX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chun-Jue
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.forename: Si-Yang
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.forename: Quan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: En-Dong
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiao-Hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed