VOLUME 11 , ISSUE 1 ( October, 2014 ) > List of Articles
Sai Krishna Vittal, V. Sai Vishnupriyaa, V. Sucharitha, S. Vittal, Premila Samuel, Chidambharam Choccalingam
Citation Information : Vittal SK, Vishnupriyaa VS, Sucharitha V, Vittal S, Samuel P, Choccalingam C. Incidental finding of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in Thyroid Gland: An Unusual Tumour in the Thyroid Gland. 2014; 11 (1):12-13.
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10088-11106
License: CC BY-NC 4.0
Published Online: 10-02-2021
Copyright Statement: Copyright © 2014; The Author(s).
Langerhans cell histiocytosis(LCH) is an uncommon neoplasm arising from the histiocytic cells of the dendritic network1. It is commonly seen affecting paediatric population with a systemic involvement (multi-organ involvement), whereas it involves infrequently a single system in the adult population1, 2. The organ systems most frequently affected by LCH in adults are pulmonary system, skeletal system, and cutaneous system. Involvement of endocrine system by LCH in adults is not so common. However, the most common manifestation of endocrine involvement is diabetes insipidus due to the involvement of the posterior pituitary gland1, 2. LCH involvement of the endocrine gland, thyroid is extremely rare3, 4. It is due to the uncommon age group and uncommon organ system of involvement by LCH, we report our case of incidental finding of Langerhans cell Histiocytosis in the thyroid gland in a 29 year old South Indian female.
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