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World J Clin Cases. Feb 16, 2023; 11(5): 1152-1157
Published online Feb 16, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i5.1152
Published online Feb 16, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i5.1152
Langerhans cell histiocytosis misdiagnosed as thyroid malignancy: A case report
Jing-Jing Shi, You Peng, Yu Zhang, Li Zhou, Gang Pan, Department of Oncological Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Zhang Y and Zhou L collected the data; Shi JJ and Peng Y wrote the paper; Pan G revised the paper; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by the Zhejiang Provincial Public Welfare Research Project , No. LGF22H070008 .
Informed consent statement: Consent was obtained from the patient and her family for publication of this report.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest to disclose.
CARE Checklist (2016) statement: The author has read the care list (2016) and prepared and revised the manuscript according to the care list (2016).
Corresponding author: Gang Pan, Doctor, MM, Doctor, Department of Oncological Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 261 Huansha Road, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China. xjxsh@163.com
Received: November 1, 2022
Peer-review started: November 1, 2022
First decision: December 19, 2022
Revised: December 31, 2022
Accepted: January 28, 2023
Article in press: January 28, 2023
Published online: February 16, 2023
Processing time: 101 Days and 16.5 Hours
Peer-review started: November 1, 2022
First decision: December 19, 2022
Revised: December 31, 2022
Accepted: January 28, 2023
Article in press: January 28, 2023
Published online: February 16, 2023
Processing time: 101 Days and 16.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: The incidence of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is low. We report a young woman with a thyroid nodule, and thyroid malignancy was considered by fine needle aspiration. But she was eventually diagnosed with multisystem LCH, avoiding thyroidectomy.