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Anterior mediastinal masses with calcifications on CT in children with histiocytosis-X (Langerhans cell histiocytosis)

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We report two cases of histiocytosis-X (Langerhans cell histiocytosis) in infants with an anterior mediastinal mass containing punctate calcifications on CT.

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  1. K. Odagiri

    Present address: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, 54 2 Nakaocho Asahi ku, 241, Yokohama City, Japan

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  1. Department of Oncology, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Japan

    K. Nishihira

  2. Department of Radiology, Japan

    S. Hatekeyama

  3. Pediatrics Gunma Children's Hospital, Japan

    K. Kobayashi

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Odagiri, K., Nishihira, K., Hatekeyama, S. et al. Anterior mediastinal masses with calcifications on CT in children with histiocytosis-X (Langerhans cell histiocytosis). Pediatr Radiol 21, 550–551 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02012593

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