Roentgenological findings of histiocytic medullary reticulosis in the lung
10.3348/jkrs.1981.17.1.89
- Author:
Soon Yong KIM
;
Jae Hoon LIM
;
Soo Jhi SUH
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Cardiomegaly;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Fever;
Histiocytes;
Histiocytic Sarcoma;
Lung;
Lymph Nodes;
Pancytopenia;
Pleural Effusion;
Prognosis
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1981;17(1):89-93
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Histocytic medullary reticulosis, known as malignant histiocytosis, is a disorder characterized by a systemicproliferation of morphologically abnormal histiocytes with prominent erythrophagocytosis. Fever, wasting, lymphdenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly and pancytopenia are the main clinical pictures. Prognosis is very poor andinvariably die within several months. Authors present radiological findings of pulmonary involvement in 5 cases of histologically proven histiocytic medullary reticulosis. The findings are progressive interstitial, alveolar ormixed infiltrations, small amount of pleural effusion, hilar and/or mediastineal lymph node enlargement and cardiomegaly. Histiocytic medullary reticulosis should be borne in mind in differential diagnosis of any patientswho has unexplanable above radiological findings.
