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Query: UMLS:C0019621 (Langerhans cell histiocytosis)
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A 60-year-old man with a history of diabetes insipidus presented with a left groin mass, leg edema, and retroperitoneal adenopathy. Biopsy results of the involved lymph nodes were typical of eosinophilic granuloma. The patient was treated with etoposide and prednisone and had a complete regression of his lymphadenopathy and edema. This response suggests that etoposide may be a useful agent in the management of histiocytosis X.
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PMID:Multifocal eosinophilic granuloma. Response of a patient to etoposide. 371 52