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. 2010 Jul;5(3):178-9.
doi: 10.4103/1817-1737.65037.

Concurrent sternal and pulmonary foci of Langerhans cell histiocytosis

Young Hwan Koh  1 , Hyeon Jong Moon, Byung-Su Kim, Dae Hee Han
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Concurrent sternal and pulmonary foci of Langerhans cell histiocytosis

Young Hwan Koh et al. Ann Thorac Med. 2010 Jul.
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Figure 1a
Figure 1a
A 32-year-old male with concurrent sternal and pulmonary LCH. (a) Sagittal ultrasonogram of the sternum shows a heterogeneous low-echoic mass causing cortical disruption and soft-tissue extension.
Figure 1b
Figure 1b
Posteroanterior radiograph of the chest shows fine reticular opacities in the upper and middle zones of both lung fields.
Figure 1c
Figure 1c
HRCT shows well-defined small nodules with occasional cavitation.
Figure 1d
Figure 1d
Histologic features (hematoxylin and eosin, ×200) are histologic features characteristic of LCH.
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