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Multifocal eosinophilic granuloma: Response of a patient to etoposide
Author(s) -
Hocking William G.,
Swanson Mark
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19860815)58:4<840::aid-cncr2820580405>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - medicine , eosinophilic granuloma , prednisone , granuloma , etoposide , lymph , diabetes insipidus , biopsy , edema , groin , pathology , dermatology , surgery , chemotherapy
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 eosmophilic 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.