A Case Report: The Diagnosis and Therapeutic Evaluation for a Rare Disease of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Involving Thyroid

作者：Cai Ye Feng; Wang Qing Xuan; Ni Chun Jue; Dong Si Yang; Lv Lin; Li Quan; Chen En Dong; Zhang Xiao Hua^*

来源：Medicine, 2015, 94(44): e1891.

DOI：10.1097/MD.0000000000001891

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.

• 出版日期2015-11
• 单位温州医科大学