Langerhans cell histiocytosis with thyroid involvement in a 3 year-old child - a case report

Pol Przegl Chir. 2012 Aug;84(8):411-4. doi: 10.2478/v10035-012-0069-1.

Abstract

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), a monoclonal disease of histiocytes, may involve several organ systems but rarely primarily involves the thyroid gland. This report presents an extremely rare case of LCH of the thyroid in a 3-year-old boy who presented with a neck mass for several weeks. LCH of the thyroid should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a child with a thyroid mass. Pulmonary examination should be done in these patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Thyroid Diseases / diagnosis*