Erdheim-Chester Disease Involving Lymph Nodes and Liver Clinically Mimicking Lymphoma: A Case Report
Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine
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: 183-190, 2018.
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ABSTRACT
Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis and multisystem disease. First described in 1930, there are no more than 750 cases reported. The etiology remains unknown, but a majority of cases of ECD and Langerhans cell histiocytosis were found to have clonal mutations involving genes of the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway. We recently encountered a 53-year-old male patient with extensive ECD involving the systemic lymph nodes, pleura, liver, and long bones clinically mimicking malignant lymphoma. Biopsies were performed at multiple sites, including a pleural mass, an external iliac lymph node, bone marrow, and the liver. Based on histopathological and immunohistochemical findings of positivity for CD68 and negativity for CD1a and S-100, the patient was diagnosed with ECD. Interferon-α was administered as the first-line treatment, but the patient rapidly progressed to hepatic failure after 2 months of treatment. We report this rare case of ECD clinically mimicking malignant lymphoma and diagnosed by careful pathological review.
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Asunto principal:
Pleura
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Proteínas Quinasas
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Columna Vertebral
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Biopsia
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Médula Ósea
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Histiocitosis
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Histiocitosis de Células de Langerhans
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Fallo Hepático
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Enfermedad de Erdheim-Chester
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Hígado
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine
Año:
2018
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