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Imaging findings in Erdheim-Chester disease: what every radiologist needs to know
 
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Publication date: 2018-02-04
 
 
Pol J Radiol, 2018; 83: 54-62
 
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Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare sporadic non-Langerhans cell histiocytic (LCH) proliferative disorder with systemic predilection. It usually affects adults in the 5th-7th decades of life and has non-specific clinical manifestations. Its suspicion is often heralded by the presence of characteristic radiological findings and subsequently confirmed by demonstration of CD68-positive xanthogranulomatous infiltrates on histopathology. Despite being a non-malignant entity, it might be fatal due to organ dysfunction. Imaging plays a key role in the diagnosis, management, and follow-up. Imaging findings are essential to establish the diagnosis, assess actual disease burden, and explore the aetiopathogenesis and therapeutic options to halt disease progression and associated morbidity.
 
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