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CASE STUDIES

Eosinophilic Granuloma of the Lung and Rib

Francis J Podbielski, MD, Todd A Worley, MD, Jason M Korn, MD, Mark M Connolly, MD

Department of Surgery, Resurrection–St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Francis J Podbielski, MD, Tel: +1 413 748 9628, Fax: +1 413 748 9662, Email: francis.podbielski{at}sphs.com, Division of Thoracic Surgery, 271 Carew Street, Springfield, MA 01104, USA.

Langerhans-cell histiocytosis is characterized by abnormal proliferation of Langerhans cells, and frequently associated with cigarette smoking. A 24-year-old man who underwent excisional biopsy of a pulmonary nodule and segmental rib resection was found to have the eosinophilic granuloma variation of Langerhans-cell histiocytosis.

Key Words: Bone Diseases • Eosinophilic Granuloma • Histiocytosis • Langerhans-Cell • Lung Diseases

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009; 17:194-195
© 2009 by SAGE Publications
DOI: 10.1177/0218492309103314




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