Thymus and Mediastinal Node Involvement in Childhood Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: Long-Term Follow-Up From the French National Cohort

Mediastinal involvement (MI) in Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) has been rarely reported. Here, we describe the clinical, radiological, and biological presentation, and the outcome of childhood LCH with MI.

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