Clinical Characteristics of Pulmonary Histiocytosis X

2001 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Il Hwang ◽  
Gun Min Park ◽  
Jae Joon Yim ◽  
Chul Gyu Yoo ◽  
Choon Taek Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Histiocytosis X ◽  
Pulmonary Histiocytosis ◽  
Pulmonary Histiocytosis X

Pulmonary Histiocytosis-X: High-resolution CT Findings Correlated with Pulmonary Fuction Test

1994 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung Gi Im ◽  
Hye Weon Jung ◽  
Joong Mo Ahn
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Histiocytosis X ◽  
High Resolution Ct ◽  
Ct Findings ◽  
Pulmonary Histiocytosis ◽  
Pulmonary Histiocytosis X

Pulmonary histiocytosis X: Clinical and radiologic features in 17 consecutive patients

1994 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
B. Fischer ◽  
G. Probst ◽  
S. Schadmand ◽  
K. Wetzer ◽  
M. Wiebel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Histiocytosis X ◽  
Pulmonary Histiocytosis ◽  
Pulmonary Histiocytosis X ◽  
Radiologic Features

Primary Pulmonary Histiocytosis-X

1982 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 643-653
Author(s):  
Dale Prophet
Keyword(s):  
Histiocytosis X ◽  
Pulmonary Histiocytosis ◽  
Pulmonary Histiocytosis X

scholarly journals Application of ultrastructural morphometry to lung biopsy specimens in pulmonary histiocytosis X.

Thorax ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 326-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
M B Divertie ◽  
S M Cassan ◽  
A L Brown
Keyword(s):  
Lung Biopsy ◽  
Histiocytosis X ◽  
Ultrastructural Morphometry ◽  
Biopsy Specimens ◽  
Pulmonary Histiocytosis ◽  
Pulmonary Histiocytosis X

Pulmonary Histiocytosis X (Eosinophilic Granuloma)

1996 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 191-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moisés Selman ◽  
Guillermo Carrillo ◽  
Miguel Gaxiola ◽  
C. Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Eosinophilic Granuloma ◽  
Histiocytosis X ◽  
Pulmonary Histiocytosis ◽  
Pulmonary Histiocytosis X

Pulmonary Histiocytosis X Diagnosed by Bone Biopsy. Report of a Case

1994 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-103
Author(s):  
K. Yandeurzen ◽  
M. Delanote ◽  
J. Yerschakelen ◽  
R. Sciot ◽  
M. Decramer
Keyword(s):  
Bone Biopsy ◽  
Histiocytosis X ◽  
Biopsy Report ◽  
Pulmonary Histiocytosis ◽  
Pulmonary Histiocytosis X

scholarly journals Histiocytosis X and Bronchopulmonary Adenocarcinoma: A Rare Coexistence

2002 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 431-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akýn Kaya ◽  
Ýsmail Savas ◽  
Elif Pen ◽  
Serpil Dizbay Sak ◽  
Adem Gungor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wedge Resection ◽  
Histiocytosis X ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Bronchial Washing ◽  
Right Lobe ◽  
Pulmonary Histiocytosis ◽  
The Right ◽  
Multiple Cysts ◽  
Pulmonary Histiocytosis X ◽  
Irregular Mass

There exists a rarely observed association between pulmonary histiocytosis X and bronchopulmonary cancer. However, the frequency of bronchopulmonary cancer in these patients is higher than in the general population. A 28-year-old patient who currently smokes ten packs of cigarettes a year came to our department of pneumology with complains of cough and hemoptysis. An x-ray of the thorax revealed bilateral cysts and a shadow in the upper part of the right pulmonary field. In addition, a chest tomography showed multiple cysts dispersed throughout the two pulmonary fields and an irregular mass with a diameter of four centimetres in the upper right lobe. Bronchopulmonary adenocarcinoma was diagnosed during a cytologic exam of the bronchial washing. We decided to perform a thoracotomy on the patient, since there was no far metastasis. An upper lobectomy and wedge resection of the upper segment of the lower right lobe, which had been invaded by the tumour, were performed. Histology confirmed the diagnosis of adenocarcinoma. A pulmonary biopsy was carried out on the tumour-free site and showed the presence of histiocytosis X. There is a hypothesis that a neoplasm developed on the pulmonary fibrosis could be an epiphenomenon of bronchopulmonary cancer in patients who smoke and have pulmonary histiocytosis X. It is interesting to note that histiocytosis X and bronchopulmonary cancer were diagnosed at the same time, since the bronchopulmonary cancer may have occurred within a few years following the diagnosis of histiocytosis X, even if she was a smoker. Hemoptysis, which is found in 5% of patients with histiocytosis X, may suggest cancer. This young patient, a smoker, who complained of hemoptysis, is a particularly rare case of the association between pulmonary histiocytosis X and bronchopulmonary cancer whose pathogenesis is not clear cut. It is thus important to note that smoking can have major consequences, even in young people.

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