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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-10-12
pubmed:abstractText
Langerhans cell granulomatosis (LCG) is characterized by a mixture of Langerhans cells and eosinophils in varying proportions. The characteristic morphology of Langerhans cells have already been described in many articles, but little attention has been paid to inflammatory cells. We examined six cases of Langerhans cell granulomatosis, which had originally been diagnosed as eosinophilic granuloma. Inflammatory cells present in LCG showed hypersegmentation. Twenty percent to 70% of eosinophils had three or more segmented nuclei, and 10-25% of neutrophils had five or more segmented nuclei. Such findings have never been described, and we believe hypersegmentation to be a feature of LCG. Furthermore, we emphasize that eosinophils in LCG mimic neutrophils in ethanol-fixed preparations, and thus may be a pitfall in making a diagnosis in cytology and intraoperative consultation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
8755-1039
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
238-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Hypersegmentation of inflammatory cells in Langerhans cell granulomatosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, University of Tokushima School of Medicine, Tokushima, Japan. swaka@basic.med.tokushima-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article