loading...| Preferred Name | Eosinophilic Granuloma | |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Eosinophilic_Granuloma |
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A clinical variant of Langerhans cell histiocytosis characterised by unifocal involvement of a bone (most often), skin, or lung. Patients are usually older children or adults usually presenting with a lytic bone lesion. The etiology is unknown. Morphologically, eosinophilic granuloma is characterised by the presence of Langerhans cells in a characteristic milieu which includes histiocytes, eosinophiles neutrophiles, and small, mature lymphocytes. |
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Eosinophilic Xanthomatous Granuloma Unifocal Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis |
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A clinical variant of Langerhans cell histiocytosis characterised by unifocal involvement of a bone (most often), skin, or lung. Patients are usually older children or adults usually presenting with a lytic bone lesion. The etiology is unknown. Morphologically, eosinophilic granuloma is characterised by the presence of Langerhans cells in a characteristic milieu which includes histiocytes, eosinophiles neutrophiles, and small, mature lymphocytes. |
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Eosinophilic Granuloma |
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Thesaurus:Eosinophilic_Granuloma |
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Eosinophilic Granuloma |
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Eosinophilic Xanthomatous Granuloma Unifocal Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Langerhans_Cell_Histiocytosis |