Conference
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Associated With Renal Cell Carcinoma Is a Neoplastic Process
Abstract
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare histiocytic disorder composed of Langerhans cells admixed with reactive mononuclear and granulocytic cells, associated with prominent eosinophils. LCH is considered a neoplasm, driven in most cases by oncogenic RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK pathway mutations. The disease predominantly affects children. Urinary system involvement has rarely been reported in a multisystem disease setting. We describe 7 patients who …
Authors
Agaimy A; Bonert M; Naqvi A; Wang C; Trpkov K; Dettmar P; Wintzer H-O; Stoehr R; Hes O; Williamson SR
Volume
44
Pagination
pp. 1658-1665
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
12 2020
DOI
10.1097/pas.0000000000001562
Conference proceedings
The American Journal of Surgical Pathology
Issue
12
ISSN
0147-5185